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, 1868-06-12

GOOD TEMPLARs.-An exchange gives the fol.
lowing novel mode, adopted by lodge of Good
remPlars' for the detection of brethern who are
suspected of violating their pledge by tipping
the flowing bowl occasionally. The plan, which
we admire very much, aud recommend it to the
careful consideration of other lodges as follows
"A sister is appointed every month, to test the
orethern, and in pursuance of her duty the
COMMITTEES Of one takes her stand at the door,
aud as the brother enters, says: Mr., the
ladies' OF this lodge believe you are in the habit
OF imoioing aud they have appointed me to ex,
anime you according to our established rules,
are you willing7 BE mods assent and she gently
lays her white arms around his neck, and places
her rosy, pouting, peach pndding, apple pie lips,
to bis and-pop goes the weasel The exchange
says the ladies have been able to detect nothing
further than the odor arising from free use Of
cloves.
, 1868-06-12

Mas. LISooLSs OPINION OF GRASr.-The fol,
lowing extract is taken from a book, entitled
Behind the Scenes. 1t purports to give an inside
view of the White House, under Lincolu's ad.
ministratioa. The author of this highly inter-
esting document was formerly Mrs. Lincoln s
seamtress "Mrs, Lincoln could not tolerate
Gsn, Grant, HE is butcher she would often
say, and Lot fit to be at the head of the army. ;
But be has been successful in the field, argued
the President Yes, he generally manages to
claim victory, but such a victory He looses
two men to the eDemy's one. He has no man
agement, no regard for life. If the war should
continue four years longer, and be should remain
in power, be would depopulate the North. l
could fight an army as well myself According
to bis tactics, there is nothing under the heavens
to do but to march new line of men up in
front Of the rebel breastworks to be shot down
as fast as they take their positions, and keep
marching nntil the enemy grows tired Of the
slaughter. Grant, repeat, is an obstinate fool
and butcher have often heard Mrs. Lincoln
say that il Grant should ever be elected Pres
ldent OF the United States, she would desire to
leave the country and remain absent during his
term of Office"
, 1868-06-12

The REAcTIcS.-The reaction in Michigan is
quite as marked as it is in Ohio, Illinois, Con-
necticut, New Hampshire, or indeed, in any
Northern State, where elections, State or munich
pal have been held lately. The official vote Of
fifty counties in the late Michigan election on
the question of negro suffrage, is as follows:
Against the negro suffrage constitution. .lO30 067
For the negro suffrage constitution. $50
Majority against the constitution. os,477
In the same counties the majority against q
prohibitory law is l3, lO7. Last year, iu thirty
FIVE counties, in several towns the radicals elect
ed 432 supervisors and the democrats 232-a
radical majority of two hHndredi this year in
the same towns, the radicals carry only 362
supervisors, and the democrats 302 making a
change of lao supervisors against the radicals.
OF course radicaism does not consider elec-
tion for supervisors as "amounting to much, ;"
but these towns will all vote for Presidential
electors next November.
, 1868-06-12
LINES roAaKRLEroN.

Behold this ruin. Tvs q skull
Once, Of ethereal spirit full,
This narrow cell Vas life's retreat;
This epan was thoughts mysterious seat
What beauteous visions filed the spot
What dreams Of pleasure long forgot!
Nor hope, nor Joy. nor love, nor fear,
Have leh one trace ot record here.
Beneath this mouldering canopy
Once shown the bright and cosy eye;
Bot start not at the dismal void.
II social love. that eye employed
If with no laWless dre Il CLEANED
But through the dew Of kindness beamed,
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and sun are sunk in night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue,
If falsehood's honey II disdained,
And where 1t could not praise was chained
II bold in virtues cause It spoke,
Yet gentle concord never broke,
This silent tongue shall plead for thee,
When time unvails eternity.
Say, did those fingers delve the mine
Or with enyied rubies shine
To hev the rock or wear the gem
Can little now avail to them,
But If the page Of truth be sought,
Or comfort TO the mourner brought,
These hands q richer meade shall claim
Than all that wait on wealth or fAme.
Avails it whether bare or shod
These feet the depth Of duty trodl
If from the halls OF ease they fed
To seek afiiiction's humble shed
II grandeur's guilty bribe they spurned,
And home 10 virtues cot returned
These feet with angels wings shall vie,
And tread the palace Of the sky.
, 1868-06-12

LoosE MASAGENEST OF The NATIONAL BANKS.
Under the above caption the New York Herald
has the following we'll timed, pertinent article
relative to these Institutions, breaking a note of
warning to the people that should not be snfferS
ed to pass UNDECIDED. The HerrId says. 1.-THE
National banks are beginning to show their con-
tempt OF law and to display high-handed, in
dependent conduct. 1t appears that the Comp
troler of the Currency has been compelled TO call
upon the banks to perform their duty according to
the twenty fifth section of the National Bank
act, which requires an examination of their secuS
rites in the hands of the United States Treasurer
Hundreds of the banks have neglected this duty,
and it appears they had some cause for the
neglect in the insuffciency of their securities.
They begin to fear close scrutiny or supervision.
These are some of the first symptoms of rotten>
ness which indicates a general smash whenever
they may be called upon for specie payments.
Like all great monopolies with vast privileges
aud profits, these banks become extravagant,
speculative and reckless. They will soon demand
an expansion of their currency, and, consider
ing their immense power, will no doubt obtain
it. This may float them along the high tide
Of initiation for time, the bubble will burst 10 a
few years at the farthest. The sooner Congress
repeas the law creating these Infamous monopo>
lies the better for the country. Knock the props
Of the Treasury support from under them, which
they have no right TO receive, and they will fall
back by their own rottenness.
, 1868-06-12

THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.-
The Minutes for the year 1867 report 68
annual conferences, with a membership Of
l,146,081. This is the largest membership
that has euer been reported for any branch
of Methodism, either here or in Europe
This front rank in the family of Methodist
churches has been occupied by the Methodist
Episcopal Church for mauy years, and from
present indications there is no prospect of
any change in this relation. The Method
ist Episcopal Church has also the largest
membership of any Protestant denomination
in the United States. 1t slightly outnum-
bers the Regular Baptists, who, according to
the Baptist Almanac for 1868, numbered
l,094, ,806 members. But 10 order to make
the comparison between the Methodists and
Baptists more correct, it should be borne in
mind that the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, and the African Methodist Episco-
pal Zion Church, do not differ more from the
Methodist Episcopal Church than Southern
and African Baptists (all OF whom ar includ-
ed in the number of Regular Baptists) do
from Northern and white Baptists. Count
ing these four denominations of Methodists
together, we have a membership of about
2, 900 900, or about twice the number of
Regular Baptists, FIVE times the number of
Old aud New School Presbyterians, and six
times the number of all the Lutherans in the
United States.-N. r Methodist
, 1868-06-12

RAsTLE WITH THE LoRD-A son of
the Granite State went down to the city of
Memphis to seek his fortune He found,
instead, a diarrhea, which gradually saps
life in a chronic form. 1t was with this
that poor Jem Bagely was picked up. And
month after month it tugged, until, at length,
be was but the outline of bis former self-a
perfect skeleton. A worthy minister saw
the poor fellow, and seeing that the King of
Terrors had spotted him, determined to call
on him and offer spiritual consolation. He
broached the important subject somewhat
thus: "My dear Mr. Bagley, in view of your
relations with this life, how do you feel ?"
'D-d sick" was the prompt reply.
Don't swear, my poor friend" said the
parson "and then, let me ask, do you ever
think of your later end?" "Lord?" said
Bageley, II hain't thought on anything else
for more'n three months" "Not, | am
afraid, in the right way, Mr.. Bagely.
beg you pause and reflect. 1t is time you began
to wrestle with the Lord" The sick man
looked down at his miserable poker legs ex-
tended before him, and with an expression of
astonishment in his countenance, exclaimed:
"Rastle with the Lord what, with them
ere legs p pointing to his own. "Why,
parson, he'd flip me to h-ll the very first
pas" T" The parson gave him up as hard.
ened sinner.
, 1868-06-12

CHASE WoS'r GO GRANT OR WADE.-"Mack,'
the Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, in a letter dated the 2lst, in speak.
ing of the nomination of Pendleton, says Mr..
Chase neither asks nor expects the democratic
party to support him, however gratifed be might
be to see them do so. Nor is it much Of a secret
in Washington that as between Grant and Wade
and Pendleton, and whoever else may be nomi,
mated at New York, Mr.. Chase's preferences will
not be for the former He would be much less
human and more divine tnan men generally are
in this world if he were inclined TO give his in
huence or his support to men who have done
their best to slander and malign him in the ex>
ercise of his highest judicial functions and to
bring discredit on him as man because be acted
uprghtly and conscientiously as Judge. So it
need not astonish any one to find many of Mr..
Chases warmest personal friends actively and
earnestly supporting the democratic nominee
next fall, and that nominee will be Mr. Pendleton
beyond all doubt. There is undoubtedly cousid
erable llfeeling the part of Mr. Chase's friends
at the shabby manner in which be has been
treated by the impeachers, and as they see the
old hulk of radicalsm totteriug aud trembling,
preparatory to the final swoop which will bury
it beneath the waves of oblivion, they are getting
ready TO abandon it.
, 1868-06-12

A POOR WOMAN in the Prussian province
of Posen. being about to die, sent for priest
and confessed to him that thirty years ago,
having been delivered of boy, she exchang-
ed him for the child of Countess, in whose
employ she was, aud was undelecled. Her
own son was educated as a Count, and mar
ried the daughter of very proud nObleman.
The real Count grew up in poverty, went
out to service. married, and is nov living
not far from his own princely estate of Komor
rink. The case is being investigated.
, 1868-06-12

THE monument to Luther, in the city of
Worms, is nearly completed, and notice is
given 10 the Protestant world that the cere-
mony of uncovering and conservation will
take place on the 24th, 25th and 10th Of
june, 1868. Great preparations are in pro-
gress to make this a national festival for
Germany.
, 1868-06-12

SEVERAL western papers have published
the following among their local items There
is a young lady in this city who talks so
much and knows all about everything that
happens, and everything that is going to
happen, beside good deal else, that the
Postmaster thinks of taking from us and
giving her the letter list for publication, on
the ground that she has the largest circula-
tion of any medium in town
, 1868-06-12

GAY CHANDELIERS AT rHE CAPIrAL.-A wash
iugton paper, the Revolution, says that that city
has two gambling bells exclusively for ladies.
AT all hours Of the day the most elegantly dressed
ladies at the capital may be seen there stalking
there money, or somebody's money. in surpris>
divorce case now pending in District Court, Of
that city, is attributable in great measure to
the squandering Of q husbands money on the
tables Of one Of these places.
, 1868-06-12

SHGKER REeUtGrIoss.- the rules post
ed in the Office Of a hotel in Shaker village in
New Hampshire is the following married
persons tarrying with us over night are respect-
fully notified that each sex occupy seperate
sleeping apartments while they remain" Some
time since newly married couple, on q little
bridal trip, visited the Shakers. The evening
was spent in talk bed time came and the
couple were invited 10 sleep. They passed out
Of the Office, upstairs, there they saw two sober
faced Shakers, brother and sister each With
q candle. Man to the left r said the brother,
aud into q room be escorted the bridegroom.
Woman to the right 7 as quietly said the sister,
and into seperate room the bride was ushered
the newly made man and wife separating with
out even good night kiss.
, 1868-06-12
NUMBER go.
A CoIored Prixe Firh,.

Several gentlemen Of our acquaintance vera
walking out on Washington avenue Yesterday.
aud when near the old "gircus lot" at toe corner
OF Eleventh street, they saw a crowd of colored
men who appeared TO have some important
business to settle. Stopping to see what was
gong on, the gentlmen witnessed one of the
livliest prize fights they had ever seen. The
eomoatAnts were young men Of dark color. and
fuli OF pluck. Throwing of their coats, they
ptehed into each other like two tom-c cats civ.
log and taxing blows without appearing to feel
az all hurt Their names are Dixon and George
Washington, and they were pretty we'll matched
10 age and weight. -.
The hrst ten rounds were fought in about a
half an hour. After that they were more weary
and there was good deal of sparrinR. In the
fifteenth round George Washington got in a
peeler upon Dixon's potato trap, swelling his
upper lip 10 the size of his foot. Dixon turned
up the white OF bis eyes, wiped the blood from
his chin, and wentAt George Washington ram
fashion, and knocking him off bis pins. First
butt down for Geo. Washington, The second
OF Dixon claimed fowl but the reference de.
cided that butting was counted iu and the 6Rht
was renewed. Dixon kept bis eve skinned, and
when George Washington attempted to repeat
the butting dodge, be lowered bis head and
throwing one leg back aud stopping a little
received the blow upon bis head. The copcus-
sion knocked both the combatauts down, and
they lay sprawlinR upon the ground for several
minutes. The time keeper called out time and
the bottle holders raised their men to their feet
and about twenty more rounds were fought
with but little advantage on either side. In
turning round George Washington got bis heel
under the toe of Di1ou's brogAn, and being un-
able to eItricate it for some time received several
several punches IN the small of the back Kick
ing out with the other foot, be struck Dixon
below the stomach, landing him fat on his back,
aud releasing his own heel from chancery
They cried fowl again, and there was much
angry discussion, but the referee decided that
kicking was counted in, and several more rounds
were fought.
Both parties showed signs of punishment, and
their noses were cut looking more like horse.
collars than smellers. In the sixty. third round
Dixon reached out his left and took George
Washington by the under lip, Soldiug on to it
like bulldog. He was told to left GO and the
crowd yelled and screamed like demons The
noise attracted the attention of the police, and
couple oil stars were soon clambering over
the fence. There was a stampede among tho
colored boys, the fighters taking the lead. The
police were unable to overtake the fugitives, and
not one of them was captured The fight lasted
two hours, and it remains undecided. Neither
of the parties was seriously injured, and the
wounds upon George Washington's lip aud heel
will no doubt soon be cured.-Hissouri Democrat.
, 1868-06-12
waIIa WaIla Railroad.

10 the House Of representatives, Nay 7, 1868,
MI. Flanders, on leave, Introduced a bill grants
ing the right Of way to the wAila WaIla aud
Columbia River Railroad Company, and for other
purposes.
Be IL snseted By the Senate and Ronse of Rspre,
's''fdtees Of the Uditsd StGtes of America in Con.
gress assembled, That the right Of way through
the public auds be, and the same Is hereby
granted TO the Walla WallA aud Columbia River
Railroad Company, corporation existing under
the laws Of the Territory Of WAshington ,and daly
Incorporated for the purpose of construetIBE q.
railtoad from said town Of WallA Walla 70 some
eligible point on the uavigable waters Of said
Columbia river in said Territory, said right of
way hereby granted to said railroad is to the
extent Of one hundred feet in width on each size
Of said road where 1t may pass over the public
lands also all necessary ground for station
buildings, workshops, depots, machine shops,
switches, side tracks, turntables, and water
stations, aud the right is hereby granted TO said
corporation TO take from the public lands adia>
cent to the line Of said road material for the
construction thereof.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted That the
county commissioners of the county of Walla
Walla, 10 the Territory Of Washington, be, and
they are hereby, authorized and empowered to
aid in tue construction of the WallA WAllA and
Columbis River railroad, by subscribing to the
capital stock Of said Walla WallA and Columbia
River Railroad Company in the name and on be,
half of said county of Walla Walla, and by
issuing bonds of said county, payable at such
time as said commissioners shall think proper,
and bearing interest Of not more than eight per
centum per auuum in payment for said stock so
by them taken in said railroad company, or by
issuing bonds bearing interest as aforesaid, as
loan to said company, to be used in the con.
strucuon of said road, or to aid said company
in the construction of said road by the credit Of
said county in any other manner the said com,
mssioners may think proper Provided, That
the said subscription, loan, or other aid so given
by said commissioners to said company shall 10
no case exceed the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars And provided further, That the
said subscription, loan, or other aid shall have
been submitted to the people Of said county and
been voted for by majority of the legal voters
thereof at an election held for that purpose
SEC. 3. ARd be IL further enated, That the
county commissioners of the county of Walla
Walla, in the Territory of Washington be, and
they are hereby authorized and empowered to
bold special election at such time as they may
designate, after twenty days public notice. which
said election shall be governed by the general
laws of said Territory upon the subject of elec>
tions, at which election the aid to be given by
said county to said Walla Walla and Columbia
River Railroad Company either by subscriptions
to stock or otherwise, shall be submitted to,
aud be voted upon by the legal voters of said
county, in such manner as said commissioners
may designate,
, 1868-06-12

AN INDIAN DEooY.-A scribbler, who is
rambling around in Minnesota, writes the
following description Of the manner in which
the Indians in that section catch ducks
Get large sized pumpkin, cut hole 10 one
side, disemboWl it, then stick the hunters
head into it, being careful to cut eyelit holes
to see out oft; then take bag, wade out
into the lake so that nothing appears above
the surface of the water except the pumpkin
stand still, soon the ducks gather around the
pumpkin, and they peck slyly take them
BY the legs. pull them under and bag them.
The bag full, make your way to the shore
Some may laugh and think this smacks OF a
hoax. Slightly mistaken, my friends. IL
only exsmpli6es the cunning Of the Indian
and the Stiffness of the dupes-
, 1868-06-12

The Astor estate in valued by one who
profssses to know at about sl44,oOo,OOO.
, 1868-06-12

As the quickest way to make fortune, .
suggests marrying fashionable
young lady and selling her clothes.
, 1868-06-12

THE unkindest cut Of all to Grant-OOn,
necti.cut
, 1868-06-12

q. 8. otioial Paper for the Territory.
RArEs or sunsonR-loN

rrERMs INVARIABLY IN ADvANoE.Da
, 1868-06-12
DIR. w. >. MINEER,

PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND ACC0UCHEUR
Graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Phila.
drlphia, Also member of several State Medical
Associations, and has had several years experience
In both Hospital and ivate practice.
~ DR.. Mineer has permanently located at Malla
Wsh. Office next door to F. W. Colman's Drug
Store. lo-u
, 1868-06-12
DIR. II. w. HUNTER,

(LATE OF DALLEs CiTY, RECON-
OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO
" the citizens of Walla Wulla I'd vicinity.
Office and Residence south end Of Third street,
where he may be found at all hours, both day and
Right. when not professionally engnged.
, 1868-06-12
DIR a. j. HOGG,

OFFICE OPPOSITE THE ORIENTAL HOTEL.
NFFICE HOURS FROM O'CLOCK, A. NJ. TO
" O'clock, P. NJ. 4-u
, 1868-06-12
SjaIla Mjalla Statesman.

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING, BY
WILLIAM H. NEWELL,
EDITOR AND PRoPRIEroR.
, 1868-06-12
Il. SHE'LL, NJ. ID

DHYsICTAN AND SURG EON has ro sumd the
Practice of his Profession, aud may be found at
bs Office. on Main Street, Walla Walla- 4O'f
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-20

to commence the enrolment NJ r.r,o,
mediately, and the Secretary 70 fmrn I'M
them with copies of the resol1tionsan5 ! ;n
structions as to their duties. III
Mr.. Alexander Williams was newt oo1,o,
for and in telling speech he portroToJ
the evil doings of the mongrel Convention'
from which he had just been ousted h2
base partizan motives. His speech was FIJI
of meaning, and abounded with ilInstra
tions Of the tyranny exercised by the don.
inant party in the Convention. He wos
warmly received by the citizens Of he
county, who look upon him as honored Ly
being ousted from such body. His er-
puls1on is but another evidence of the Nv
rannlcal course pursued by the monprel
mixture OF renegades, yankees and negroes
who now disgrace seats once occupied hy
North Cardinals purest and best states.
men. Mr.. Williams will be heard fro,,
during the canvass, and his expulsion will
cause his people to put him in a hiobnr
position than that from which he has beon
ousted. His compliment to the few noble
spirits left in the Convention, battleino
against its gag laws and oppression was
handsome tribute to their worth and anil.
ity.
The thanks of the Convention were then
rendered to the chairman, speakers and
Secretaries, and the Convention adjourned
to meet on Saturday, the 29th inst, when
we expect to have speakers from abroad
and an immense attendance.
THOMAS BUNTING, Prest.
JAMES M. MosELEY, secretor;os
LEWIS G. KING, 0ecrelafles'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-20
RRdIcaIism in Duplip.

We learn that Hon. (?) Heaton and
Judge (?) Russell will al dress the citizens
of Duplin at Kenansville, on Tuesday of
March Court, being the 26th of the month
It is desired that some speakers will meet
these Distinguished and able orators, and we
suppose neither their abilities nor elo-
quence will frighten away all of our Con
sentative candidates and speakers.
At meeting of the League, we under
stand that degenerate son of North Carroll
ma, W. E. Hill, was nomin ated by the ne
groes for the Senate Such small indi-
viduals as HILL is fitting material for ad-
venturers and scallawags to use to carry
out their wicked purposes in North Carroll
na. Hill may fright away the prickings of
a guilty conscience by a short-lived sup
port of unworthy associates, but Will yet
discover, in all its force, that
g He is but naked though locked up in steel,
Where conscience with injustice is corrupted"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-20

At Greensboro, on the 25th March, the
Convention of the Seventh Judicial Dis
trict meets to nominate candidate for
Solicitor.
On the Cd of April the Conservatives of
the Fifth Judicial District assemble at
Rockingham, Richmond county, to nomi-
nate a candidate for Solicitor, and on the
9Th of the same month the Convention Of
the First Judicial District meets at Eden
ton to nominate candidate for Solicitor.
We are glad to see such general interest
manifested in the approaching elections.
From all quarters the greatest enthusiasm
is manifested, and the people seem thor
oughly aroused. God grant lis victory.