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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-04


A NEW BvILsISd AssocIATIoE-A preltmin-
AIRY meeting was held last evening, at Temper
ance Hall, for the purpose Of organizing new
Building Association:
ident, and Mr.. A. J. Falls as secretary.
+ The books being, opened, large number Of
" On motion M Of Iii. i. Robnsos, the CHER qp-
pointed the following gentlemen committee to
draft a constitution, and report the same at an
adjourned meeting; Messrs; q. u. Baker, A. J.
The same gentleman also moved that books
be placed at the different public buildings In the
stock, and that the places desig ted be published
| In the different newspapers Of the city. Oar
Mr.. VIM. II. Donoho suggested that the COM
mittec be empowered to select a suitable name
for the association, to be submitted on the same
| evening with the report of the constitution.
fine selection of permanent officers was post
poned until their next meeting.
| On motion Of Mr.. Is. Robinson, the meeting
adjourned for two weeks, when the 60 t,
| ting the amount of subscriptions.
NEAT DESIGN AND ARTISTIC FlNisn.-Messrs.
French Richardson, WHO prepared the cards cards to
OF this city, for which extensive preparations
have been making, may well be proud oil the
| and finish are excellent specimens of that really
tasteful art, and cannot be surpassed In any
Northern cry.
WEBB's DIoEsr of the Ordinances Of the Cor
porati9n has been completed, and will be ready
for delivery to those entitled to copies On Mop
day next. This work has been prepared with
great care by W. Il. Webb, esq, into whose
hands 1t was given some years ago. It embraces
all the ordinances up to the close of the cath
| Council.
PASSION WEEK services In the Eleventh street
Lutheran Church begins tomorrow, at II q, m.
At $3.50 p. M, the Lords Supper will be admins
| tered. During the week daily service is APP
| pointed at 1880. Thursday night q special cou-
munion service 10 announced, to be proceeded
| with confirmation.
| ACCIDENTAL AMPUTATIoN.-Yesterday Mr..
4 Henry NolI, wheelwrlght for the Washington
and deorgetowl Ice Company, In attempting to
| make q wooden wedge, with hand axe, made q
mislick, cutting Off the index and middle fingers
| His wounds were dressed by DIR. Johnson Elliott.
| -
| THE LOST FoUND-Charles L. Davis, clerk
| for KBys, King X Co., who disappeared on sun
day last, was found In the house OF friend on
X street on Thursday by Detectives MeDevitt
and Thompson,
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-04

PASSION WEEK services In the Eleventh street
Lutheran Church begins tomorrow, at II q. m.
At $3.50 p: m, the Lords Supper will be admins
tered. During the week daily service is ap.
pointed at 1880. Thursday night Q special cou
munion service is announced, to be proceeded
with confirmation,
Arizona miner., 1868-03-28

pieces have been found. That Granite creek will yet bc worked and made to pay fair wages. we have not the slightest doubt In California a creek that contained as much gold as i, does would be turned upside down in a short time.
 IarroyrvEyrs-B Blair & Elliott will soon com. mence tbe erection of large frame house. on Cortez street, for Quartcrinaster Baker. It will contain eight rooms and is to be fitted up in comfortable style
 Owing to the scarcity of lumber at the mill work upon the proposed Hall of ,he Elysian Club, hos not yet been commenced.
 Mir. Jcnk-' fine new house. on ihe wes, side of Granite creek, will soon bo completed.
 Mr. Meachem's new house s nearly finished. THE Orientals met on Tharaday evening. and initiated q couple of members. one from the lower part of the country. and the other from a rural district near Prescott Tho brethren a.- tended in full force.
 WILLIAM DENNIsoN has purchased the interes. of J. W. Fine in Mouihan's Livery Stable. We wish the new firm success
 NrooSrs- Pieces Of gold. weighing from three ' to forty dollars were found in the England gulch thi. week
 ] FALSE ALARM We published, last week. a rumol that the Apache Mohayes had skedaddlcd ] from the reservation ai La Paz Letters received ' from that place by last mail say tba, not an in- dian hos ieit the reservation for some time pa.t lSDiAs sign is plenty in inc mountain. between Lower Lynx creek and Bug Bug. T. w. Boggs who came up from ihe Lower Agua Frio ycs,rr- day saw, on inc trail close to Pinyon ranch the remains of somebody's OK which they had killed and eaten Thunday night.
Arizona miner., 1868-03-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MONTEZUMA SALOON,

Montezuma Street Prescott TI-HE UNDERSIGNED ANNOUNCE TO their friends. and the public generally, that this w@likuown. comfortable and Gyorite resort Is nDw engineered by them asd is well supplied with ,bt best Of
 WINES LIQUOR~ AND CIGARS. Tho Mouiczuma wnl be kept in q uoa' rlean and cosy style A. J. SHANKS
 N F. PIERCE. Prescott Arizona, March 2l, l-Gs.
Arizona miner., 1868-03-28
MARRIED.

Al La paz. Yuma county. Arizona. March 9;h. 1863. by W Y Cartier, Judge of the r $ District Court PETER DoLL 70 DELFTsA X. SoTo both of La Paz
 Friend Peter. yourself and wife have our per mission 10 live together in Joy and peace for as lanr a. you want to
Arizona miner., 1868-03-28
TO TIE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA.

In accordance with the suggestion of friends in each county. hereby preset Ht' self asa
 Candidate for Delegate to Congress, at the ensuing general election, Wednesday, June 3d. ls5s
 r 'lseted. uiu vigorously labor 70 procure from Congress, and the Departments, those niea'- ures Of assistance to which the people are entitled and which essential to the speedy and suceess- ful development of the rich resources of the Ter. Fiiory.
 RICHARD C. MCCORMICK Tucson, March l2ih, ls6S (3s.tei
Arizona miner., 1868-03-28

EASTERN NEws.-Our latest dates from the East, are to March G. Chief Justice Chase had appeared in the Senate, in his official robes, and taken the oath for the trial of the President. A discussion took place as to the right of Wade to sit as Judge upon the Pres ident, as he is interested in the removal og Johnson. lt is thought by some that the impeachers w.ll back down.
 \ serious riot broke out among German and Irish cmicants on Wards Island, New Y Yorl,, on the morning of the 5th It was stopped iy the police. Several persons were killed and wounded
 JULN DEAN died in New York City, March 9th, She was well known on this coast.
 The Japanese were enjoying the lu1uries of civil war.
Arizona miner., 1868-03-28

GBEENBAcEs, at San Francisco, on the 9th inst, were Icing bought and sold Es follows {: Buying, To2i selling 7li4.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22
The Head Of Mary, Queenlof Scots
TFrom a London Paper.

- = L. 49, i.
Very few persons are perhaps aware of
the existence of a very peculiar portrait OF
Mary Stuart--a sketch taken Immediately
after death; and when we were favored
with sight of 1T it formed a part of the
collection of pictures j in the breakfast
room of Abbotsford. 1t is a painting Of
"The Head of Mary, Queen Of Scots, OH a
charger" at least it is SO catalogued in the
description of the personal property made
at Abbotsford, in Sir Walters own hand
writing. The head is laid upon the center
of the dish, and placed in oblique position,
with the CHASTITY neck nearest the speeta-
tor, DO that the nose is foreshortencd, and
the nostrils front you. Such a position
must have been very difficult one for ar
tistie effect. Yet, with all1the disadvan-
tages, the artist most certainly has aeheiy-
ed wonders. In spite of the foreshorten-
| ing, in spite of the liyid hue Of death, the
face is s,lpeFlatively, beautiful, and in gaz.
! ing at it. one can believe any. tale OF the
witcl,ery of her loneliness. The hair, plen.
tifully sprinkled with gray, rolls down in
| O most remarkable lnxuriaiice, as if t.
hide the CHASTITY evidences Of decapitation
The nose, Of the finest Gfecian form, des
|cends from the broad brow which wears
that width of ridgeH tLayaterd declares was
worth "a kingdom The eyebrows are ex
quisitely arched above the closed eyelids
| from beneath which you almost fancy 20,
discern the. CLEAN of dark, melancholy
eyes. The mouth is slightly open, ant
Though somewhat swollen by suffering il
of exquisite formation The whole picture
| is terrible, yet lovely, a perfect image o
death by violence, Of beauty unsubdued b,
! min
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half million and a million; 377 between
100000 and 100000; the remainder lees
than 100, 000--indeed, some less than | 900

half a million and a million; 81 between
100000 and 100000; the remainder lees
| than l0O000 Indeed, some less than 900
souls.
The two oldest bishops are the Bishop
of Rio Janeiro and the Archbishop OF
Freiburg, bothaboye 80. Theyoungest is
the Bishop ofFieh. m Spain,@ whose age
lis Is.
The total number of secular priests il
about 5000, Of whom 100000 live in Ea.
rope. Italy has H500Q, France 10000
Spain 1880, Germany 10000, The British
Isles 1000. 49, sa,se ~ ~
The ecclesiastical orders and religious
congregations have 5000 houses for men
with 100000 members The female orders
have 10000 members. Next to Europe
America has the greatest number Of female
converts. Those Of North America con,
tain more than 10000 inmates South
America has number eqeally great; Asia
is represented by 1000; Africa and Aus.
tralia together by about 1000.
"he Catholic Church counts two han.
dred millions of Catholics; the Protestant
confessions about seventy millions. The
countries of the German Confederation I'm
1865 had 24,004,OO0 Catholics, and 20,992,
800, Professionals. a., stst, ata
The Greek schism has thirty millions Of
adherents. Of other Christians there are
about fifteen millions. In the whole world
there are about seven millions Of Jews, Of
whom $4,000 live in Austria, 294 900 in
Prussia, aud 10000 in other States Of
Germany The world contains seventy
millions of Mahometans, and from seven to
eight hundred millions ofheatbens. 3eS
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22

WAR INeIDEyE-Iu the new work 10y,
Johr Esten Cooke, entitled Wearing OF
the Grey, the following anecdote occurs,
which may perhaps be appreciated under
present circumstances:
Tn 1863 the enemy caught an old coun,
try-man near Madison Court House, ana
informed him that he must do one Of two TWO
things-either take the oath Of allegiance
to the United States Government, or pre-
mare to be buried alive. He declined
taking the oath, when bis captors deiIoer-,
ately proceeded in his presence to dlg q
grave, aud when 1t was finished; they led
him to it and said: ~ ti'3H 81
"Will you take the othf' bg5s
"No!" respondedsthe prisoner.
aYou had better!' ii - s4
II wont!'
IF you don't take the oath you'll be
buried alive in that grave, 10 the next live
minutes!' l ;,
The old fellow approached nearer, looked
with attention at the pit yawning before
him, and then turning round with his hands
in his pockets, replied calmly: -.
"Well, go on with your id old funeral!'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22

tIatH HlsH FARCE OF 1MpEAcHMtsT.--
Maeaulay, in his essay on the life Of War
.en Hastings, says Of impeachment in gen.
eral: alill.ia
In truth, it is impossible to deny that
| impeachment, though tits q fine ceremony,
and though it might have been useful in
the seventeenth century, is not proceed
ING from which much good can be expect
led. Whatever confidence may be placed
| in the decisions Of tue Peers on an appeal
arising ont Of ordinary litigation, it is GER
tain that no man has the least confidence
in their innpattialitys when q great public
functionary, charged with great crime,
| is brought to their bar They are all poll.
tieians There is hardly .ene among them
/ whose vote on an impeachment may not be
confidently predicted before q witness has
been examined
How applicable to the present imncaeh
lmcnt trial at Washington
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22


How THE RAIDS ROB THE GOVERNMENT
TheaNew York World exposes id the fol
lowing, some few Of the many rascahties of
the Radical party at Washington:
The question, "Are pantaloons station.
e.y?" will certainly be revived when the
public comes to- the perusal of Mr..
McPherson's bill for Z" stationery" fur
nished to- the House of Representatives in
the year 1867. Hack hire, horse hire, kid
gloves by the hundred dozen, Scotch snuff,
thousands Of penkniyes, toilet soap, nail
brushes and cork screws are among the
swindles put down as stationery" It is
dlsos Stationery to- pay theatravellins
expenses and board bills Of the 'loil " loaf
ers employed by the Radical party to, per-
ambulate through the South to assist in
preventing the restoration Of the Union
This swindle is effected by sumthopine
these impecunious patriots before 9 d com.
mittee," asking them to tell a lie about
something, and then paying their fares to
and from New Orleans or Brownsville, on
the Rio grande, vithia board bill at VIII
lard's during the session. II is possible
| that these frauds upon the Treasury abe
this repeated robbery Of Taxpayers may b.
popular, but We doubt it. The mere COS
to the country Of the partYnow 10 powers
talonea sufficient reason for getting rido
that party as soon as possible 5Eletie aaf
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q Which itR,ere only becos there's them

as might object--beiag partic'Ier-to -see-
htz powders being took in public ladies. ]"
nWhatw cried the Disguised surgeon,
+" do iou mean to say.hat you were taking
a sedlitz powder in the drihking-fountain
ladle was that all ?"
All, sic, as am lone widder ina
+" Here, get out woman. get out AS to
you, Ned Rl1ey,lyop you're q, fool, sir" H.
|, And the iratei Grizzlies turned on his
heel, and disappeared in the region sacred
to tea. - - ~ '4's II q 20 r ~ y
Ned, Ridley, too, saw the wisdom Of de-
camping; bnt the nature Of hisiphilah-
Ithropic exertions had become lnown, and
the crowd assembled round the surgery.
door insisted ngiving three cheers each
one for the widow, one for Grizzlies, and o
right hearty one for Ned. who, however
did not appear to derive from that atten,
ton the amount of satisfaction which
might have been expected a. ,N
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22

Only A LITTLE JOKE The Yankees al
ways laughed at chivalry.r" Not having
any such virtue themselves, the best con-
ISOLATION was to deride thel keen point OF
honor in Others. Here is a sample Of the
Northern article. Speaking Of Daniel
Drew. the famous Erie Railroad Manager,
a correspondent relates the following an
"Some time ago o gentleman said of
him 2 Now, if Drew told the truth to-day,
he lied last week, and if he told the truth
last week, he lied today. Ny opinion is
that be lied both. tines This was repeat
ed to Drew, who laughingly remarked,
| All! what fellow that is he will have
Ibis little joke 1'sse - - go .'' s.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22

Z f'IiE MEXICAN Press LAw.-One If
tile things done by the Mexican Con-
cress recently has been the enactment
Of press law by which the journals
and editors, OF, that republic are to be
controlled. The law is quite liberal,
and the only limit placed upon the lib
erty Of tue press is due Respect for pri-
vate life, morality and the public peace.
Offenses against private life are pun
ishable with fifteen days to six months
Imprisonment, and those against NOR
ais with from one month to year.
The .iuries that Gil on press trials are to
know how to read and write, and shall
not be holders of public Office, SO that
the newspaper editors are at any rate to
be shielded from thepower Of illiterate
persons, and from any public officials
whom they may have offended. ).
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22
A Calculating, Bridegroom.

I've known some very mean men in my
time. There was Decon OveFreach now
he was so mean he always carried a hen in
his eis-box, when he travelled, to pick up
the oats his horse wasted in the maneer,
and lay an egg for lis breakfast in the
morning.
And then there was Hugo Himn,elanan,
who made his wife dig potatoes to pay the
marriage license. ! must tell you thai
story, Of Hugo, for II is not a bad one AMI
good stories, like potatoes, ain'tso plenty
as they used to be when | was boy. lia's
I 90 is ncighbor of mine, thoughconsidera-
bly, Older than be, aud a mean neighpor
he is, too. Well, when he was going get
marritd to Gretchen Kulp, hegoes down to I
Parson Rogers, at Digby, to get license.
"Parson," said he, "what the price ola
}iicense?' '''i " 81 ss1 IS 's't
"Sx dollars" said he. A.9is
aSx dollarsra said Hdgo;,' that's a..
dreadful sight of money Couldntyoatake
any less?" sad stl] .sfft :,
at the secretary's Office. at Halifax
"WeH. how much do youcharge for pub
fishing in the church, then :" si1s 5i!i
"Nothing," said the parson.
'aNell," said Hugo, ."thats so cheap. u
can t expect any change back. l|think III
BE published How long does it. take?1a iol
"Ihree Sundays" ,
"rhree Sundays y said Hugo veil, h
that's long time, too. But three Sundays
only make a fortnight after all; two for the
covers and one for the inside like and SIX
dollars is great amount OF money for
poorr man to throw away. n..ae
So off he wtnta jogging toward home,
feeling about as mean asa new sheered. 1
sheep. when all at once bright thought
came into his head, and back he. went as
fast as his horse would carry him. '.',. =
/ "Parson," said he, I've changed my
lmind. Here's the six dollars; I'll tic the
knot tonight with my tongue that can
not unite with my teeth" :.
"Why, what in natur' is the meaning OF
all this 7" 49,,
"Why," said Hugo, give been a cipher
| ing it out in my head, and it's cheaper
than publishing alter all. You see, sir IT'S
potato diggin' times /; if | wait to be caiiet
| n,Church, her father will have hor work Tor
nothing and as hands are scarce and va
ges big, If / marry her tonight she can
begin to dig our own tomorrow. as3 r
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MICHIGAN.

Mathematician Michigan-on Mon
day last, voted npon " new Constitn
for that State, One of the main features
of the proposed Constitution indeed, the
one feature for which the Convention was
gotten up, and the new Constitution pre-
scented to the people--wa that of negro
suffrage. The Convention would not sub
nit the question of negro suffrage as a sep
arate proposition to the people, as it did
that Of the Name law, liquor prohibition,
but embodied it in the new Constitution
as q substantive part Of it, with the expec.
tation that the people would, in order to
carry the Constitution, which contained
some popular features, swallow negro sIf.
frage. But so repugnant is negro suffrage
to the people Of Michigan--Radical, as a
najoFitgof them are that rather than ad.
NIT negroes to!like political privileges with
themselves, they voted down the whole
Constitution by thousands ola majority
They declared that Interstate Government
was made by white men, and that they
mean that white men alone shall continue
to control it. The Radical leaders labored
hard to secure The adoption, by the people
Of the negro suffrage Constitution. They
appealed especially to party feeling, declar
ing that, as negro suffrage was fundamen.
tai feature Of the Radical policy, it must
be sustained if the party was to be contin
usd. But the people couldn't see it in
that light. The party managers also ap
peated to their party friends to vote for ne.
gro suffrage to strengthen the hands of the
impeachers in Congress; but neither could
the people be seduced from their convic.
tons of right and duty by, that appeal
They elected negro suffrage as pert and
parcel Of our political theory and practice
This is about as hard a fall as the Radical
managers haveilately received. Tits, how
ever, the will Of the people, Is not that
too, the voice Of God p Cincinnati En-
quirer. @
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TuE DurY or White MES-The VIII
mipgton Journal says til force aud jus.
tice: "The time has now come when good
men must not and cannot afford ito sactl-
flee the right to vote to . natural and con-
mendable repugnance to mipgle IN the
motley and disreputable conconrse around ,ll q
| the table. The vote Of every decent man
lis now Of the utmost Importance, and o
failure to use the franchise now may result
lin inability to do SO in the future. See to
| il. that none entitled to register fail TO. DO
so. 4 white man who voluntarily dis
franchise himself in this crisis, Is an enemy
| to bis race.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22

r. +. LEA Lexington, Va, letter
saws: Gen. Lee was recently confined to
bis room for some days, but he is now per- i
forming bis usual duties. Think there Is
d very perceptible change in him since he
came to Lexington. This life of confne.
ment does not agree with him. He lacks
that hghtness of step and brilliancy Of eye
that were peculiar to him when he COM
manded his fiery legions at Chancellors-
vile, or even Oh that mournful day when
he surrendered his war-worn, but veteran
soldiers of the Lost Cause.at g 0aa lGoa
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FOR SALE.

TIME SEMINARY PLACE, MY PRES
L. eat residence, 20 miles from Alexar.
ria, on the .Barr's Ferry road. The most
healthy place in the Parish, and a spring
of the best water. Also an orchard OF fine
peach trees ON the place. A good stand
for travellers, and q Grocery and Provision
store. Terns reasonable and accomoda-
ting. Possession given whenever sold.
I. va. gI R0SAAiOND II. MYERS.
Il April 22d, 1866.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22

MARRlKD.--In New Orleans, at the
Residence OF the BRIDES father, OH
Wednesday evening ypril 8, 1863, by
the Rev. r. L. Walker, Miss ASNor G..
Cook to Mr.. EDWARD CoTToN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-22

THE BILL TO TEST VETOED ACTs.-The
following are the provisions Of the bill In
troduced into the Federal House Of Repre-
sentatives, on the 18th, by Judge Wood
ward, Of. Pennsylvania: .s.o ~.
The first section provides that whenever
any act Of Congress shall be vetoed by the
President. on the ground of the uncOnsti-
nationality othny Gifts provisions, and shall
afterwards be enacted into a law. over the
veto, tt shall be lawful for the President
to order the Attorney General to draw ND
and file on record in the Supreme Court Of
the United States q feigned issue, with
such pleadings as shall lie necessary and
proper to raise Observation-Disclosures
suggested into the veto message, and to
test the constitutionality of snch parts of
the Enactment US were specially objected
to by him, on constitutional grounds which
issue and pleadings shall be SO drawn as to
put in issue no other question whatever.
The second section provides for the SER
vice, on the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives Of acertifed copy Of The feigped
issue, and pleadings, whose. duty it shah be
to appear of record by himself or counsel
to defend the constitutiouality of such en-
actmeht; and the conrt shall make all nee
essary orders for advocating the issue to
argument, at the earliest practical period
Gifts session In Bdnc;; and the court shall
file Its written opinion upon every consti.
tutional question therein raised; and eve.
ry enactmept Of such act that shall be- I'd.
judged unconstitutional shall thenceforth
be held and taken to be null and void but
until such Judgment shah he pronounced
the act shall be deemed constitutional and
The third section makes it legal for The
Attorney General in preparing the issue te
use the names ofreal parties having an in
terest. OF Of tictitions parties, at his discre
ton, all costs on both sides ito be paid GU,
of the Treasury.