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THE LATE HOMICIDE.


On Tuesday aud again on Wednes-
day, a Coroner's Jury held an inquest
over the body of j AeK JONES, who was
killed Oh Monday, and the verdict was
as follows: An inquisition taken atthe
House of Catharine Jones, in the Coun-
ty OF Orange on the 24th day of March
in the year 1865, before James l.. Ro-
binson; Justice of the said Countyup-
on the view of the body of Jackson
Howard there lying dead. The jurors
sworn to enquire, when, how, and by
what means-the saidJackson Howard,
came to his death, upon their oaths, do
say, that the said Jackson Howard came
to his death from wound inflicted by
some sharp instrument, supposed to be
in the hands of Robert Richardson, in
attempting to arrest the deceased UNI
der orders OF a constable of the County
Lawrence Faulkner.}
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a BLAST FROM THADDEUs.
Is WASHINGTON, March IL, 1868.


lion. y. W. Fbrney: a4i i4sls.s asa
Dear SRI have long, and with such
ability as l could command, reflected
upon the subject of the Declaration of
Independence, and have finally come to
the sincere conclusion that universal
suffrage was one of tile inalenable
rights intended to be embraced in that
instrument by our fathers at the time
of the declaration, and that they We're
prevented from inserting it in the Con-
stitution by slavery alone.
They had no intention to abandon it
rs one of the final enumerated rights,
but simply to postpone it.
The Committee on Reconstruction
have Inserted that provision with great
unaniniity in the bill admittingt the State
of Alabama INTO the Union. es
They have finally resolved that no
State shall be admitted into the Union
unless under that condition.
| have deemed this notice necessary
that the States now in process of con-
struction or reconstruction may be ALL
yised thereof.
ilt51 THADDEUS STEVENS.
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OUR eoaDoNsv1LLE CORRESPONDENCE
GoRDoNsvILL

GoRDoNsvILLE March 81, 1868
Hyems, having forgotten to perform
his duties at the proper season, gave us
on last Friday snow worthy of a true
winters day !; not suspending his Feecy
operations until it lay on the ground
almost foot deep. The EASTERN bound
train OH the Central Read--due here ut
l IA p. M.-fail to arr i've until just be-
fore night. The fruit in this section has
been much damaged-particular the
aprieots-nearly all Of which are Killed.
The farmers were beginning to con-
graduate themselves on the prospect of
an early SPRING; but the unexpected
change of the weather has temporarily
checked the advancement i'll that res
pect.
Gordonsvillc continues to improve
While new buildings are going up, the
old ones are being renovated and refit-
ted. The Post Office has been enlarged
to twice its former dimensios, and looks
like new room. Two or three more
new stores will be opened next month.
On the 26th the Hotel property will
again be offered for sale. TO all who
have not confidence in the stability OF
greeabacks, this will commend itself as
a ready investment. tl a4
Preparations are making for the ear
" erection of an African Church here.
The work on the Soldiers Cemetery
has been resumed. Between four and
five hundred bodies have been exhumed
and reinforced.
Rev. d. b. Ewing preached in the
Presbyterian Church last Sunday. His
sermon-on the evidences of the divini-
ty of Christ as based on the 1ultilment
of prophecy, was exceedingly interest
ing, and equal to any We ever listened
TO. ORPHEUS.
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THE PARIS AWARDS.


10 the, Editor Of DE Marx Lane Express
Sm-IIfa recent lumber of your jour-
nal you published 4 list otawards III the
agricultural and HORTICULTURAL depart
ineht of the French Exhibition. In this
list the name ofMeC 6rmick, of Chicago,
United States, occurs twice firstly, as
the recipient of the Grand Prize, and
secondly as being nominated a Knight
ofthe Imperial Order of the Legion of
Honor, both which distinctions are con-
ferred on account of "a reaping ma
chine" Now, although the Times and
other papers have stated that the ma
chine with which Mr.. Mccormick has
gained his spurs iras made by IT'S, and eft-
bodied o,u pate,tedip,proUement yet as no
such Announcement has appeared IN the
official organ. OF agrieulturists, e,trust
that you will allow us space to call at
tention to the fact, which might other
wise escape the notice of those most In
terested i'm the subject. VIII you al
low us to add, that we did not exhibit
at all i'll our own name, aud that our
moving machine, which gained the first
prize last season at Newcastle, did not
| compete at Paris, the reaping machine
exhibited by Mr.. Mccormick being the
only machine of our make there.
We are, Sir, your obedient servants:
~ Tof aH BURGESS &c KEY.
BRENTFoRD, oath January, 1868. ,..s
| The above letter, published in the
London, England, Mark Lane Express
and Agricultural Journal of january 81
1868, of Messrs. Burgess d X ey, manu-
tacturers of reaping machines at Brent
| ford, England, explain Itself. Mr.. Nc
| Cormick claims in his advertising cir.
culars in the United States, the high
est honors were awarded to his reapine
machine. The facts in the case are tina
the honors conferred upon Mccormick
were upon reaper made by Messrs
Burgess 81 Key, and was unlike Me
Cormick's machine; and the reaper ex
hibited and tried at the Paris Exposi
ton, made in France, was like thos,
made by Mccormick at Chicago--dq,,
this machiae failed to talce any prize al all d
Pdris-and the only prize gold media
for American reapers was conferred up
on Walter A. Wood, of Hoosick Falls
N w. Americans carried off thre,
prizes onmowing machines, viz: Wal
ter A. god, First Prize Gold Medal
j. q. Perry, Second Prize Silver Med
al; q. FL. Mccormick, Third Pfiz
Bron &c Medal. 81 h6bn4i 6stR .taefifa
WALTER A. WooD Moving and Reap
ing Machine Co. -.
1ioosick Falls, Feb. 81. 1868.
ln9 March 27. 1868 2t.. sx6H II Ha
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T'H L Grand Medal of HoLorz awarded
Il eur Mr., Mccormick at the Paris EXPOSE
ton, is not one of the ordinary gold medals
distributed to other exhibitors, but isone of
the Iieren Spcciut lfedGts larger and more
valuable, awarded only to such articles as in
tile estimation of the jury demanded some
extraordinary mark of distinction for their
superior. excellence, world wide falne, and
universal utility. s4 fafth l...'" N.Ht
It iswellknown that the jury did not has
lilly bestow its honors; that the trials in the
field were ilaborious and persistent tests IN
cutting the most difficult crops of grain and
grass, in The rain, completely saturated, dRd
closer to the ground than any cattin9 epef done
In diaeitea; and that these tests We're con on
tinued day after day, some of them on the
Emperor's own farm, and at repeated inter-
walls, so as to give ample time for reflection 10
and iudicious decision. Though several olli-
or machines {and among them we are pleas
ed to observe two other American machines,
were awarded gold and silver medals, yet 10
America in general, and to our Mr.. Meteor
mick in particular, belongs the proud dis
tinetion of again carrying off the Great Prl4f,
as he did at the former Worlds Fair, in le5l,
at London, and III 1855, at Paris 80
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ANOTHER WAR PREDICTED.

We copied, says the Bolivar Bullet-
in, in our issue. of last week, a para
graph from the Columbia Herald, in
which the Rev. DIR. Baldwin was re-
ported as declaring Just before his
death, that another and terrible war,
would be waged on this continent du-
riLg the present year. We have since
learned the following facts from DR..
r. II. Rivers, which fully corroborate
the statement in the Herald. In Jan
uary, 1862, DR.. Baldwin wrote letter
to Gen. Thomas Rivers, in which he
said 'sThe present war will not final
ly settle the question at issue. Espec-
tally in this true in reference to the
status of The negro. Another war Will
shortly after succeed this more terri
BILE than the present. 1t will be to the
present as were the Indian and French
wars to the revelation. This second
war will determine for all time, the
status of the negro. He will be made
subordinate to the white race, not on
ly in the South but throughout the
world.o t38 - lH
This letter was shown DR.. r. by the
widow of his brother, and but short
time prior to the death of DIR. Baldwin
he immediately wrote to DIR. D. and
asked him il his opinion had changed
since the War. The reply was: 9Nt
s'Sy opinions have not changed. Ac-
eording to my understanding of proph-
ecy another war is soon to colvulsC
| this continent. The issue is certain
The Hamatic race will be made sub.
Ject forever to the Japhetic race.
do not say that slavery will be re-es
tablished, but Japhet must have do
minion.' He went on further to SAY
that he had never committed sn error
in the Interpretation OF prophecy thai
Ise was preparing work which, he hac
read ia manuscript to Rev. r, A. Over
and others, in which he had feretolt
| with perfect accuracy the war between
Italy Prussia and Austria even to tht
| day and hour of its declaration. III,
said my theories have sometime
been erroneous, but my Interpretation
have always been such as were estab
lished by facts" This was probably a
mong the last letters ofthat truly grea
man. Do not the times Indicate tina
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TO ADVERTISERS.

The privileges extended to annual
advertisers will be strictly confined
to their own business; and advertise
ments occupying more space than con-
tracted for, or advertisements foreign
to the legitimate business of the con-
tracing parties, will be charged for at
our published rates,
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HIP The Enquirer says that the es-
cane from the present condition OF the
country is either in speedy return to
the c Constitution, or speedy resort to a
regular monarchy. The existing stat
Ms is intolerable, and cannot long en-
dure tor it is beyond all question the
worst government on earth the most
arbitrary, and the least tempered by
moral and social restraint.
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NEWSPAPER LAWS.

Postmasters are required to give notice by
letter when q subscriber does not take his
paper from the office; and give the reason
for its not being taken. Neglecting 10 do so
makes the postmaster responsible to the pub
fisher for the payment.
Any person who takes paper regularly
froR the postofffce, whether he has subscrib-
ed or not, is responsible for the payment OF
the subscription. J. 80
A person ordering his paper discontinued
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made
and collect the whole amount, whether 1t IL
taken from the office or not. ...55ss#=..
The courts have decided that refusing to
office, or removing and leaving them uncall.
ed for, is primo facfe evidence of intentional
fraud.
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the. House of Representative will be
read. to prove their charges against.
him at such convenient time and place.
as shall be appointed by the Senate for
that purpose. ~ q
tSigned) john A Bingham. james
Il. Wilson, George s. Boutwell,, Thad-I
eus Stevens, Beniaman F. Butler, John
A. Logan, Thomas Williams.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-03-27

sETs The Scottsville Register says
that another ''ghost' has made its APP
pearanee at the house of prominent
gentleman in Fluvanna, the exploits of
which are as mysterious and daring as
those of the Albcmarle "spirlt."
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dlsm advertisements.
~ ~ = = =
LIFE INSURANCE C0MPA'

MANHATTAN

fas LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Seventeenth Annual Report of
Il the Manhattan Life Insurance Company,
being for the year 1857, exhibits the Same
careful lnanagem ent and steady progress
that have distinguished this old andpopt-
lar institution from the commencement
of its operations.
The result of the years work are in round
numbers as follows: - 4.ts..#4
Total receipts: 100000
Disbursements, Expenses, losses, re-
insurance, &c.,) $4,000
Surplus 100000
500, I30,02l
Ratio of expenses to receipts on each
500 received 1857
To those who intelligently canvass the
merits of companies before insuring, the
above figures may be submitted Without
comment. ta y
OF the prompt and liberal conduct of the
Manhattan in the adjustment and payment
of losses this community requires no new
guarantees.
Policies made incontestible and non-for-
feitlng. #s s5#=ss4s
Notes taken for one half the premiums
f All endowment and non-forfeiting life-pol-
icies non-forfeitable after one payment.
j. ADAIR PLEASANTS, General Agent
W. @. WILLIAMS, Agent, Orange c. IL.
DR.. Il. w. Row, Medical Examiner.
March u I8R7-iIu II 7+frf
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-03-27

ET- The Legislature of California
rejected the 18th amendment to the
Federal Constitution by vote of as to
"a. The States in the Union reject me-
gro suffrage IN it, mildcst form. z.-
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LITcnFIELD, oRANaE Co, Va
December ~ IS67

MAJ. WIN. G. SCOT r-DGAR SIR -
w Tho "H'aHer 4. U'ood'' Mo,oer:, which l.
saw ut work ON your farm, last summer,
pleased me betterthan any have seen. For
strength simplicity and thoroughness of ex-
ecution, do not believe it can be SURPASSED
#E Yours truly, e EatH#
JOHN II. LEE,
Near Madison Run,
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Tesssssa onfa2s:


James ". Wauser, G'.. and George II.
Cork, Of Madison County, Fa., say !:
We purchased two of your large self-Ralk-
ers, and cut a fair crop Of wheat with much
satisfaction to ourselves, and at a great saw
ing of labor. We do not think your Reaper,
as well as your Rocking Cutting Mower, cone
of which we also have,) can be exeelled.-
They are certainly the best we have seen
used out of the very many different makes.
IT, B. Wayland, Of Wayands1urg, "a,
says: tf#
You ask my opinion of the Mccormick
Self-Ralier.5 sInrepg, j Will sayl have work
ed the Self-RalSef, aed also the Rocking
Gutter Bar Mower to my entire satisfaction
The Reaper worked we'll during my entire
harvest, cutting and raking most admirably.
workmanship.
W'iHiam P. Care, Of 0rangs County, "a,
says: - s. - aH
/ have given the Mower a thorough, fair
and full trial; clearing up fields with it,
wherein was the accumulated rubbish of two
years, very rough ground, wild bushes and
briafs, and do not hesitate to pronounce it
as the best Mower known. ny
Messrs p. b. Jones and Alexander, Rap
idan Station, William OFerton, Henry Fay
Tor, George V. Mctie,iee, Mrs. NJ. b. Chamber
Jayne, Trevillian' IS Depot, Maj. Erasmus Tay-
lor, Charles Strahan, Orange Court Eoase,
all purchased the machines In 1867, and to
them refer. t5-
Machines sold upon accommodating terms.
H48 H5st Hfa a. p. ROU'T1, Agent.
Liberty Mills, Va, March 20, lS6S.-tf
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Yours Truly,
GARRETT- SCOTT,
madison RUN STATION, VA. Oct 2.lss7.
MAJ. VIM. G. Scott, Age,rt Hoods Reaper

UNU IIDWeF, n
Dear Sir IL used one of the Waller Il.
Hoods lMoacers to cut my hay during the last
season, and am satisfied that for iisiitness II
draft simplicity of construction and dura-
bility, it far surpasses any other machine OF
It's class have ever seen i will also state
that subjected il to the severest tests IN cat
ting 6fto1s and heGlY feeCis, and found tito
cut fully as well as in moving fine grass.
- - Respectfully Yours, e5uZ q
i. 1927 j. w. SCOTT.
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WILMINGTON FARM, ORANGE Co, vA..l

Mai. Vm. c. .Sc6tta Rass ,aE@ts
Dear Sir. II used the "WdHef A. Hood'i
ReaperdRd Mouercon tinuously endtsuccess-
fully for eight days, when the earth. and grain
and rolling, frequentlyse washes Oh
thehiiiflles one nHda lalf trt deep, th-
oatany ecsietent on delay worthy of Notice
cutting easily with only, two horses from
twelve to fifteen acres per dizzy. The raking
and delivery OF grain is SO perfectly done
that a binder can tie four to five sheayes Il
for simplicity of structure, lightness OF draft,
efficiency of work and facility of changes,
better adapted to the character of our lands
"HI0odn .Noit'e,' constantly Through my hay
harvest and out from sixty to seventy acres
of grass, and prefer it to any other machine
that nave tried.
Yours Very Respectfully,
II. p. GRAVES.
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ORANGE COUNTY, VA, December 20, 1867.
Mi. IRiiHnin c. lSalH. - 81

Dea, Sir ~ saw the "H'aiter A. Hood
Reaper ut work on II. p Graves farm, last
summer, and have no hesitation in saying
that it did its work more satisfactory filaG
seemed perfect Ista =
Vonro frpttItr E
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aflisttIlansous Embellishments
WALTER A. W0ORD
MOVING AND REAPING MACHINE

NVMF \ y = q 7I@77,lI777-T
AWARDED THE HIGHEST PRIzE--GRAND GOLD
MEDAI-aT PARIS EXPOSITION. faea
w. G. SCOTT, Agent, Madison RAN, Va
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tribe of cormorants who have fastened
themselves upon our yitals, and are
sucking the very life-blood frocl our
veIns-who shall deliver us from their
terrible fangs2 Bat, in 1888, one days,
work would procure five pounds OF
good brown sugar, now he must De
content With twelve pounds.
In 1888, one days labor would pur,
chase four pounds OF loaf or crushed
pounds. Then one days labor Wonlo
purchase four pounds of Rio. coffee,
IlotO it will buy but sevens Zhe1 th me
laborer could buy pound and nalI
of tea for the labor of one day. Or II ne
was yery fastideous in his taste, and
must have the best, one days LABOR
would buy him half q -pound; now the
DAYS wages will only procure one
pound Of the one or two pounds of the
6ther. Then one days labor wonld
purchase three TO xix pounds of butter;
now It will buy. but seven or eight
pounds. Then "a reasonably good suit
OF clothes would cost the labor of about
forty days; now such suit Will
cost ifneen. Then the labor OF four
days would purchase pair of good,
substantial, thick boots; now 1t will re-
quire three days to accomplish like
result. Then the labor of eight days
would suffice to purchase pair of fine
calf sewed boots; now. 1t will require
six days. Then the labor of twelve
days would buy keg of 10d nails; now
they will cost two days and q half.
In 1888 the laborlng man paid no
taxes, unless lie had taxable property.
But how is 1t now2 4- Ii
Will some black Republican, Lincoln
hireling answer?
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lieve they are much larger proportion;
but If they are two.tbirds, 1t would
give, on the basis ofthe vote of October,
1856. g Republican strength Of 2 4s1
against a Democratic trength of 2.425.
We believe the actual Republican
strength If every vote on both sides
were brought out is at ileast one hum
dred greater.
Then there are numbers of honest
Democrats who, while they VIII vote
the Democratic State and County ticket,
will vote for Grant, because they are
sure that Grants election means peace,
while they are by no means sure that
the election of Seymour and Blair
would not bring trouble. s Then there
are numbers Of Democrats who intend
to vote for Gen. Duval.
Now,rwe appeal to our friends TO exaa
anime this whole question and see If
the facts are not as we state them. We
believe they will find them ever more
favorable than We assume. And let any
one tell us why any Union man should
sit down with his fingers in his mouth
and say 1t is no use for rs to try to win
Ohio County both in October and in.
November. We are a majority.
II we all register and all vote the coun-
ty is ours. Shall we not do it2 Shall
we not redeem Ohio county from cor
rupt and rebel rule si4all
We trust every Union imam in the
County will say yes, and will affirm 1t
by entering at once upon the work.
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a Few Facts for LaBorinS. Men.
E,,ora The Jl,LnfIo RLads.

Editor Blade Some time ago You
noticed communication in a Demo.
cratic paper, from a laborer, contrasting
the prices OF certain things in 1859 and
1865, and showing their relation to
prices oil labor in those years. This Is
all very we'll, and against that kind of
argument 1t Is not necessary 10 offer
any other answer than few shots
from the same locker.
l, too, have a chapter OF contrasts to
offer, and select, as one of my points
of comparison, the years EN- oracinH
the winter OF lSSS 50, and the other,
this year-1S6S. select the year 1888.
SO because it is a. central point OF u
term of about forty years preceding
the Democratic rebellion, aud the price
OF labor that year was about an aver
age Ofthe price for the whole period.
And, besides, the Democratic party WAS
Ia tue full tide OF success, flushed with
victory, carrying everything before IL
with high baud, and putting into
successful practice the fAvOTlIe dog
una UI the party, 10 th- vIcIV RS belong
the spuils." Martin Van Buren, was
IN the midst of his PrssIdeullaI term;
Wilson shannon, of UdUTous memory,
mad been elected Governor oil ONO,
aud everything, from Den TO Beershe
oa, WAS as intensely Democrauc as
Tue nIusI radical of lhe "uuIerrItied'I
could Wish. s# y
Then, me wages of common Iaburer
Was seventy -hve cents per day, he.
boarded hlmselI-or tfty cents per day,
Ihe employer furnishing bOard-and
many u day hath this depUnenL swung
the soy the, and wrought IN the hay aud
harvest field. from .'earIy morn TN
uewy eve" for fifty cents u day. Me-
cuanics then, As now, obJaiusd q litie
higher waRes-abOuJ IA dollar u day.
= l0 1859, n lAporIng man could buy
barrel oil super fiue flour Tor the labor
of twelve or thirteen days; in 1S6S It
will cost hun the wages OF i've OF six
days Then, he could buy a barrel OF
mess pork Tor the labor OF thirty days
stoIV, u will cost him fourteen days Ia
Dor. IAen, a dressed hog of 200 los.
would COST him Iwenty-oned days, 1apoEi
hotD, he must expend the wages OF ten
days to purchase thesame article. 1AeIs,
the laboring man could buy . dress
pattern for his wife, OF eight YARDS
OF Merrimac prints for the LABOR. OF
three days ROip in order 10 procure q
pattern of the same kind OF goods
little larger, e Is true, four wives have
grown since then1 say twelve or four
teen yards, he fnds ie necessary, to In
vest the proceeds OF the labor of one
Sphole day. o tho taxes, the taxes !
the bloated bondholdersi and an the
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more Canses orBIood poison.

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times occasion, serious sickness by causing
an accelerated motion, TO the blood. Grief,
fear and anxiety hurt by making the blood
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vented by timely aid. Here we are admon-
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allay the turmoil and are healing balm TO
the brain. While, should the blood circu-
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hue, they at once relieve the blood of its ex-
cess Of carbon; thus they relieve the mind
and restore the health. Should an organ be
weaker than the rest, there impure matters
from the blood viii be deposited. This is the
way Jumps, boils. tumors, carbuncles, are
produced. All are cured, often prevented.
by the use OF BRANDRETH's Pills.
Principal once, Brandreth House, New
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