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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-08

Heavy Democratic Majority I'm Ken
lucky.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August THE Demo-
cratic majority in this State will reach
eighty thousand.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-08

VARIETY sPRINGS.-This delightful
Y summer resort, situated fifteen miles west Of
stanton, on the Virginia Central Railroad, will
be opened for the accommodation Of guests on the
18th June. .sys..}.- 49,
Business men wishing retreat for their families
during summer will have every advantage here.
From Richmond, Baltimore, Washington, and
other cities they reach these springs on the same
day at o. clock p. M. s!f~.4 -
Seven different kinds OF water, and, agreeable to
analysis, OF superior quality.
The cars stop mt the door. stassf ~ ny.
TERMS /: $S5 per month, $40 per week, ~ per day.
Children unde- twelve years and servants half
price. Bathing In Healing Water gratis.
- ~ p. & d. BUKRUSS
je Ism Proprietors.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-08

T D. BRIGGS'S OLD ESTABLISHED
10 RICHMOND AXE ~ .
ESTABLISHED 1881
Is NOW BAKING 0NE-THIRD MORE THAN
ANY OTHER ESTABLISHMENT
.f.' In THE CITY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-08
M - CAPON SPRINGS,
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, WEST VIRaINIA.


This delightful and well-known SUMNER RE-
proaching season, and VIII soon be in complete
Fs Rhe MOUNTAIN HOUSE win be. regularly
DAY OF JUNE NEXT, but persons can be ac-
commodated sooner II desired. Route vfd Balti-
by stage-coach twenty -fye miles. From the South
u{a Richmond Washington, and Alexandria by
Manassas Gap railroad TO strasburg, then stage
The proprietor takes pleasure in announcingto
the public that he has secured the services Of JU-
ably known to the visitors at Capon as former
THaIFT OF RATES: sss per month Of four
wfef isis sls single week f etM GARTMELL.
CEA-BATHING AT COBB's ISLAND
teen miles northeast Of Cape Charles and eight
miles from nearest main land, Is rapidly growing,
coast Of America.
It's pleasant pure and delightful breezes, giving
hose who have heretofore enjoyed them.
We have made many improvements, both In the
furnishing. OF our houses and general beauty OF
The surf-bathing is on a grand scale and cannot
be surpassed, being perfectly SAFE with an aound-
Shooting, fishing, and boating cannot be excelled
IN the continent, with an abundance OF boats ana
experienced men TO attend to the wants OF VISITORS,
with other MISUNDERSTANDING saloons, billiards,
"iH.BAND OF music has been engaged.
arriving at Norfolk on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays at A. NJ, will connect with steamer 70
and hnis y es
Ing, and thence by steamer to the Island arriving
&c., ahhAS COBB col si Bi8oT PsE Pfopiiesors
3eAm Northampton county, Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-08

an e--Th4w NATHAN II. C0GBILLs tIefk.
, 1868-05-29


posed to the air is spoiled. The paten-
tees of the paraffine process have there
fore been led to make many experiments
and great efforts for its improvement;
and a new patent has been taken out,
for the preservation of meat by Il very
thin covering of parafine, coated over
with another substance-we believe it to
be a kind of gelatine-in a thin transpa-
rent layer. The meat may now be seen
through both coatings, so that a house
wife might buy her mutton-chops or
beef-steaks brought from the other side
of the world with as perfect confidence
as she could buy fresh meat in the mark
ct. We are informed that meat thus pre-
served will soon be largely brought into
the market.
For the introduction of any new kind
of food-suppIy, it is particularly necessa-
ny that the middle classes and the more
intelligent Of the working-classes should
lead the movement. The more opulent
do not need to care so much about the
price of their food-supplies, and are not
likely to place upon their tables any arti-
Gle of food merely because it is good,
wholesome, and cheap, if its appearance
be not at least as agreeable to them as lis
other qualities. AS a rule, it is of little
consequence to a wealthy man whether
the meat provided for his table is at
eightpence or ii shilling a pound. The
price of meat, however, is Of great mo-
ment to those whose incomes are com
paratively small, and who always find it
difficult enough to make the two ends
meat A . RI tho InuoN cootInn of An v1o rL
ing-classes, the least intelligent and the
least provident, they are generally among
the last to accept anything new. When
Indian corn meal was introduced into Ire
land, during the famine of 1916, the
starving peasantty would hardly conde-
scend to use it. Not knowing that it is
a principal article of food in North Anne
RIGA and many other countries, they re-
jected it with contempt, as fit only for
pigs, and seemed to feel that their misery
was insulted by the offer of it. The
case is altered now; the Irish peasantry
have discovered the value of Indian corn
meal and we are informed that the chief
purch asers of it in our towns are Irish
labourers.
Having considered the means proposed
Tor bringing to US the me~at-supplles OF
foreign countries, we turn now to the in
qulry from what countries m~eat-supplics
are to be obtained. Australia, South
America, and Texas particularly present
themselves to our notice. Australia
abounds more in sheep than in oxen, but
only because of the demand for wool If
beef were much in demand, it could
easily he nrOducPd in anv nnantifv that
could be wished. Texas abounds in oxen ;
South America has both sheep and oxen
in vast numbers, particularly in Venezue-
la, the Argentine Republic, and Uruguay.
No attention, however, has been given to
the Improvement OF breeds, in order to
supply beef and mutton to the British
market. AS to oxen, nothing at all has
been done in the way of improvement;
and with regard to sheep, the only en-
deavour hitherto made by the farmers of
La Plata and Uruguay has been to inn
prove them for the production of wool.
Tlx-.- -:
, 1868-05-29

'SAo
Wales, entered into the scheme, and a
company was formed for the prosecution
of 1.-THE Australian Meat Company Lii
mited). TEMPLATES were sent out from
this country, and tinsmlths TO use them,
with all the necessary apparatus. The
sale af the beef in Britain has been such
as to encourage the expectation of COM
plete success. Great part of it has been
purchased for family use, aud the demand
has been more than equal to the supply.
The best parts of the beef alone are put
into the tins at Ramornie, the inferior
parts being employed in the preparation
of Liebig's Extract Of Meat, for which,
in fact, they are equally good with those
that are best for eating.-A company has
Just been formed in Melbourne, for pre-
serving mutton in the colony of Victoria,
as beef is preserved in that of New South
Wales, and a patent for the colony has
been secured.
Other methods, however, have also
been proposed for bringing the beef and
mutton Of distant countries to Britain, as
fresh meat. One of these is known as
the SIoper process, from the name of its
inventor; and two gcntlemen-Messrs.
OIODCI duu L dt IS-ltuV6 Dfcu uCllRcly IL
gagged for some time, at Buenos Ayres, in
endeavours to bring it into use, and make
it commercially available. 1t is proposed
to pack the meat in tins, from which the
air is extracted, aud Il gas which has no
action on the meat is substituted. We
believe it is .deutoXide of nitrogen which
it is proposed to employ. 1t is expected
that meat thus preserved will retain, after
a long time, the appearance, favour, and
odour of freshly killed beef or mutton.
We are not aware that any meat thus
preserved has yet been imported, and can
say nothing of it from observation. 1t
appears, however, as q difficulty, that
dcutoXIde OF nitrogen, when 1t comes In
contact with the air, produces clouds of
rudy or rust-coloured fumes of hyponitric
acid, and we do not see how this is to be
prevented on the opening of the tins, nor
can we feel certain that no effect will be
produced on the quality and favour of
the meat. 1t is said, however, that no
bad effect is produced.
DR. Dewar of Kirkcaldy, who has strong
~ recommended s~ulphurous acid as a dis
infectant, and as a curative agent in con.
sumption and other diseases, is at pre-
sent, we understand, engaged in expert
ments as to its use in preserving meat,
and with good hope of satisfactory re-
suits. or It's power of preserving meat,
there is no doubt; but experience is me-
cessary to shew if it will preserve it with
out communicating to it q peculiar and
disagreeable favour.
1t is well enough known that meat can
be long preserved in a frozen state. The
flesh of the mammoth (which was found
in the end of last century on the arctic
coast of Russia, was, after the lapse of
incalculable ages, still fresh enough to
be eaten by dogs. In Canada, and many
others northern countries, an ordinary
method of preserving meat for winter
stores is by subjecting it 10 frost. Great
care must be taken, however, in thawing
it when intended for use for, it thawed
rapidly, as by warm water, it becomes
putrid at once +; whilst if slowly thawed
b. n@tI 1000. = . o~.cootI P.-a1
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-15
SOUTHERN GRIEVANCES.

The disappointed leaders of the late
rebellion must think that the Northern
people are the most gullible people in
existence, if they expect them to be-
lievc any ofthe thousand reports that
they are putting in circulation through
the press and otherwise, concerning
the condition of affairs in the South
ern Military Districts. The Baltimore
Post says We know the condition
of affairs better than they can tell us,
and we know too that their reports are
for the most part the bases
fabrications. Fo the last two months
we have heard one continual cry Of
starvation when nothing could be far
ther from the truth. The facts are,
that the South has not raised so much
cotton and sugar this year as usual, for
the reason that the lands have been de-
voted to larger extent than ever tc
the rising of corn and wheat. Good
crops and an abundance rewards tn,
laborer forhis toilall through theSouth
so that none but the indolent can com
plain for want of food. Their grea
trouble is that they are SO dishones
with one another that all confdenc
between man and man is gone. The.
wont trust each other, and they com
plain of Northern people for not do
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-15
Massey REVISING TrYE SCRIPTURES

Nasty says that Immediately after
the election in Ohio, happy idea
struck him, which was 10 less than a
revision of the Scriptures, suited to the
needs of the Democracy. He hasten
ed back to the Corners from Ohio,
where he had been stumping, and
called meeting of the Faculty ofthc
Institute, of which he is President,
with the following result;
"Tho Fakulty nv the Institoot met
next mornin for the purpus nv revisin
the Scripters. 1t wuz desided that the
word white shood be INSERTED wherever
necessary, to SCOT the Dimocracy and
Conservative Republicans. We made
progress, the foIlerin bein few NV
the changes:
$50 God created white man in his
own image!
"Whosoever, therefore, shall con-
fcss me before white men," DC.
"Suffer little white children to come
unto me, for of such is the Kingdom
of heaven"
Wich last is comforting, ez it shows
that the distincshen is kept up through
all eternity. | give those merely al
examples. We shell hev it finisht in q
few DAYS, and eff funds kin be raised
shell publish it. Sich vershun ny
the Skripters is ncedid."
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and heartily approving Of its theory
and plan for the reconstruction OF the
disloyal States as the only means of Sc
curing the rights of the loyal citizens
thereof, and fully recognizing the pa
triotism, integrity and sevices Of Gen.
U. S. Grant, and accepting his actions
and utterance as proof of full accord
with the principles and measures
which under his lead, triumphed over
treason and rebellion, and upheld the
just and loyal powers of the Govern
ment, do hereby nominate him for
President of these Unitel States
Great cheering.
Re8olred, That Andrew e. Curtin,
by his distinguished public services
his eminent capacity and fitness, and
devoted attachment to the soldiers OF
Pennsylvania, challenges our best re-
spect and confidence, andappropriately
indicates him as our nominee for tho
position of Vice President Of the Uni
ted States.
The delegates from each Congress
ional District were appointed to rep
resent the Boys in Blue in the Nation
al Convention, to be held in Chicago
and represent the voice otthc conven
ton, after which it adjourned sine die
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-15

ton of Unitexsl Suffrage, bear in
mind that voters only require to know
which pt.ty most sincerely fhvors the
class te which they belong. They do
not vote on questions of policy or
Craftsmanship, but only for one or the
other of two, seldom three, political
parties, The general principles to
which parties are pledged always en-
anate from the most experienced minds
in the country, The particular steps
in legislation by which those princi-
pies are to be carried out are discussed
BY the ablcst minds in both political
parties. The two parties tone their
platforms and policies sufficiently to-
ward each other that the general diff
ference between them is more one of
time than of principle. The Demo-
cratic party f;lvors to-day what the Re
publican party advocated II year ago,
and the ecytremc Radicals were advo-
eating two years ago.
Thus in Finance, the position of the
Democratic party was originally tol
hard money, and against State banks
then for State banks and opposed tc
greenbaclis and now it is for green
backs and against the National banks,
and, should any improvement be sug'
rcstcd in the National Banking Sys'
tenn it would be for the Nationa
Banks and against Improvement. Thu
on the most intricate questions of fl
nancial policy, the voter can at bes
only lag Il year or two behind, and b.
voting the Conservative ticket he vii
in the course of a lifetime vote for al
of the principles which he would hav
voted for had he voted the Radica
ticket, except that he votes for them
year or two later. Voting, therefor
though very important, is a yer.
simple right, and one which require
neither learning nor ability to excrcis
without harm, and with real advan
tage to the country.
But the principal usc Of the ballot
to secure for the hulnblcst citizen tn
respect of officials, and kind and .i,s
treatment at the hands Of courts. DE
prive a race of the ballot, and ever
agency of Government which ought t
toprotect will combine to oppress their
Deprive the Southern Freedmen Z
the ballot, and oppression, resistance
and war of races, are inevitable
Leave them the ballot, and peao
and ultimately prosperity are a'
surcd.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-15
DEPLORABLE FACES.

The Philadelphia E'cc@ing Star dis
couses thus moulnfully on the cXtrav-
agance of the day: Let the times be
as hard as they may the votaries of
fashion will have their enjoyment. We
are now in the midst of the ball and
party season, and notwithstanding the
fact that tens of thousands are out Of
employment, and us many more are
crying for bread for themselves the
car of pleasure moves on, and its occu-
pants seemingly as hilarious and jubi-
liant as though we were in the midst
of season of prosperity and plenty.
Immense sums of money are being cx-
pended by those who have it, and, it is
to be apprehended, by some who have
it not. Remonstrance, of course, is
useless. Fashion rules the hour. Nero
fddled while Rome was burning, and
men and women flock to places of f;lsh-
ionable amusement attired in costly
raimcnt, whose butcher, baker, and
groaer's bill have not been settled for a
six months, and who are indebted to
the dry goods merchant for the mate
rial and to the mantua-makcr for the
making ofthe silks, satins and velvets
with which they are bedecked. Gaily
attired wives and daughters sally out
on fine days from their homes and
promenadeour fashionable thoroughiarC
the wonder and admiration of the pas
ser by, leaving behind them at home
empty lardcrs and host of unpaic
bills. OF course, all are not of thi
class, but, unfortunately, too many be
long to it. Oh! the scorntul heart o
the toiling, wearied husbands. Day by
day, year by year they work and wor
ry to provide the means wherewith t.
sustain this objectionable extravaganza
only to find themselves in the end worl
out, broke down mentally and physi
cally, and hopclessly bankrupt.
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ing what they Themselves will not, and
charge the government with the re-
sponsibility Of their own mismanage-
ment. They are mad with everything |
and can be trusted and believed in |
nothing. They made at one time a
great hue and cry about their planta-
tions being sold at great sacrifices to
pay taxes or mortgages and no sooner
was law passed against that, than
they say that since the passage by the
Convention of the temporary ordinance
prohibiting the levy of executions and
sale of property they are not able to
collect anything and that all business
except little retail trade is practical
ly dead. Another says:
If affairs go on as they are for ninety
days longer there must be many fail
urcs. 1t is quite impossible to make
collections. The money is not to be
had. I heard one merchat say that
of $4,000 due him by different par
ties, chiefly planters, he could realize
almost nothing. He had his business
and was trying to gain bare support
for his family until the return of better
days.
A New Orleans correspondent take:
Il more correct view and says The
South is passing through terribleye
necessary ordeal as the emeans otthe ad,
iustment of society on a basis ola souno
political economy and Of just relations
between man and man, L never saw
such stagnation and utter want o
confidence. Credit is dead and buri'
ed.
That is the whole thing in a nu
she'll, want of confidence, but tn
, South has not touched bottom yet,
new order of things is inevitable. Ih
/. practice of industry, economy an'
honesty will soon relieve them of thei
Inconvenience of poverty. Circulat
ing falsehoods like those, now goin
the rounds of the press never will
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-15
STATE LEGISLATUnE.

On Tuesday, oflast week the Senate
convened at three O'Clock, Speaker
Graham, presiding. The new Sena-
tors answered and were sworn in. NJ
Candless, Democrat, Of Philadelphia,
protested against the old Speaker
swearing in the new Senators. Ruled
out. For speaker JAS. l.. Graham,
Republican, received 10 votes; A.
Wallace, Democrat, IA. Mr.. Wal
lace administered the oath of office to
Mr. Graham, after which be made
some very appropriate remarks for the
occasion.
Geo. w. Hammcrsley of Philadel-
phia was elected Clerk. f. Nj. Hutch
inson, of Pittsburg, was the Demo-
cratic candidate. All the candidates
of yesterdays Republican caucus were
elected.
At II o'clock, the House was called
to order by J. Z. MAfee, Assistant
clerk. The Secretary Of the Common
wealth Frank. Jordan was announced
and presented the credentials of the
members elected, which were read.
The roll was called, all the members
being present but one.
On motion, the House went into an
election for Speaker. h. l.. Jones, f.
W. Davis, S, M'Camant and John
Ewing were nominated as candidates
for the much coveted position. Six
ballots we're had without etfccting any
organization,thc vote standing: Davis,
As; Jones, 4G, M'Camant, Z; Ewing
>. Armstrong, of Lancaster, Beckert
and Riddle, of Allegheny Espy, OF
Crawford; Richards, of Fulton; Rob
inson, of Mercer; and Wharton, OF
Huntington; voted for MCamant
MCamant, of Blair, and Smith oI
Allegheny, voted for Davis. The
Democrats went solid for Jones.
! This dead lock continued until Fri
day last, when the boilers gave way
and voted for Davis for Speaker, which
secured his election, The vote stood
= ffy-onc for Davis and torty-thret
e for Jones, the Democrat candidate
f 1t seems that the State TreasurershiI
9 was at the bottom of the bolt, and it il
| said that the boilers made apropositiol
c to the Democrats to support their can
f didatc for that Office if in paymen
c therefor they would vote for Ewin;
C or some other Republican other thar
= Davis for Speaker. This propositio
= is said to have been entertained, bu
It shortly alter the boilers yielded AM
?. went for Davis as already stated.
= The business of the session will noN
5 proceed. 1t is understood that tt
e Hon. Geo. Wilson, of Allegheny, wi
is be Chairman of the House Railroa
o Committee,
d The conduct of these men is repre-
l. hensible in the extreme and will Civ
y them very untavorablc rcputatio
d throughout the State.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-15
A SEW BILL.

On Monday morning of last week,
after much discussion, the Reconstruc-
ton Committee reported new bill,
with the following provisions lst.
To abolish civil governments in the
Southern States. 2nd. That Gen'l.
Grant be empowered to enforce upon
his subordinates the performance of all
acts authorized by former reconstruc-
ton bills, and that he may remove and
appoint at will commanders for the
several districts, to the "end that the
people of the several States may speedi-
ly re-organizc civil governments, re-
publican in form, in said States, and
be restored to political power in the
Union" 3rd. Calls for the removal
of civil officers in the provisional gov
ernments and cuts off the power of the
President to appoint commanders for
districts. 4th. The President must in
no way interfere to assert the authori-
ty of provisional governments. 5th.
Nor shall any party obstruct the orders
of the General, under penalty of IL fine
not exceeding $4,000 and imprison-
ment not exceeding two years. 9Th
All previous Acts that conflict with
the above are hereby repealed.
This bill has not been acted upon
and it is uncertain what favor will be
shown it. The vote of the Committee
was
YEAs-Messrs. Boutwell,, Bingham,
Farnsworth, Hubbard, Brennan and
Paine.
NAYs-Messrs. Stevens, Pa.) Brooks
and Brcck.
Whether it passes or not it is no
calculated to hcighten the opinion Of
: rebels for our law-making powers
Perhaps, it vas only introduced to in
timidate them into propriety of con
, duct. The non-combatants inwar ant
shriekcrs in peace, on both sides o
the line, need bayoncts for rule o
conduct. They have such holy hor
ror of glittcring steel.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-15
THE BOYSIN BLUE COUNCIL.

This organization which embraces
an army of soldiers who went from
this State to take active part against
the great rebellion, met on the Sth
inst. at Horticultural Hall, in the city
of Philadelphia. The object of its
converting had long been hcralded--
that of selecting candidates for the
next Presidential election. And since
that approaching event is creating
such great interest, and is of such great
moment, the choice Of this Convention
the first as yet held in our city oil
State--is looked to by many as show
ing the general wish of the soldiers.
The hall is described as being beau.
tifully decorated. All around thu
galleries, the "stars and stripes hung
in graceful tcstoons, and they in turr
were ornamented with. corp badges
rcgimental banners and portraits o
Lincoln and other prominent comman
dcrs. Over the stage two large banner
were hung while the stage itself wa
made to look like a miniature encamp
ment. Inthe ceutrc, an army tent wa
pitched, flanked on both ends by
stack of miskets, beneath droopinI
guidons, while at either end of til
stage stood a mountain howitzer, look
as if it had just completed a journc
through the Wilderness. The dele
gates were called together by the stiI
ring martial airs periormedby Baxter
Zouavc band.
Theprocccdings were conducted hal
moniously. Gen. Bcavcns, Of Cent?
county occupied the chair.
The Chairman Of the Committee o
resolutions, Gen. Todd, presented tn
following, which were unanimousl
: adopted, viz:
Resoircd, That we, the represent
tives Of the Soldiers and Sailors Of Il
State of Pennsylvania, in Conventic
!, assembled, having full confidence
the wisdom and loyalty Of Congrc