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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-07-28
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than FOUR.
9 For best year old colt or filly.
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Is For the best year old colt or lilly.
IA For End best year old colt or flly.
Is For the best spring colt or filly (l868).
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MULES AND JACKS.
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2 For End best Jack. 9
3 For the best Jennet.
4 For End best Jennet.
5 For the best pair mules To. lo .sia4sD
6 For End best pair mules.
7 For the best mule
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9 For best team mules not less than four. s.
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IL For the best two year old mule. ! q q ,
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8 For 3rd best bull over three years old. 9
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Is For End best cow over three years old.
IA For 3rd best COW over three years old.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-07-28

BRANCH IV-CLASS l.
LIVE sToCK-HORsEs, QUICK DRAFT AND
SADDLE.
! For the best stallion for quick draft.
For the 2nd best stallion for quick draft.
3 For the best brood mare for quick draft
For the 2nd best brood mare for quick draft.
For the best stallion for saddle
6 For the End bsst stallion for saddle
7 For the best brood mare for saddle.
8 For the 2nd best brood mare for saddle.
9 For the best year old colt or fly
10 For End best year old colt or filly.
IL For best 2 year old colt or filly.
l2 For 2nd best 2 year old colt or filly.
13 For best / year old colt or fly i
IA For End best year old colt or fiTy. i
Is For best spring colt.
is For End best spring colt,
IL For best pair matched horses ns
Is For End best pair matched horses.
l9 For best saddle horse, mare or gelding.
90 For End best saddle horse, mare or gelding
2l For best trained horse, mare or gelding for
driving. -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-07-28

Concluded on Fourth Page.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-24

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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-14

the passions and prejudices Of the war epoch
than any other of equal brevity which can be
named. 1t is merely necessary for any sensi-
BILE man to read that speech to-day to see, not
merely what perfectly judicious and proper
speech it was for the Governor to make, in the
circumstance wherein he found himself on his
arrival in the city, but also to discover a tole-
raby accurate measure of the prejudice to
which so many of us were uncOnsciously sub
jected. Here is the letter, as we find it in the
Post with the usual partisan electrodes at
either end:-
SEYMOUR AND HIS "FRIENDs"
give years AGO this month-Tuesday, July Il,
lS64-HOraitO Seymour addressed The riOJels In
tuis city in these honeyed phrases:-
My Friends:-I have come down here from
d fiituity, 10 learn what ali this trouble was
concerning the draft. Let me assure you that
am your fIieud (Uproarious cheerlug) You
That's sor We are. and viii be agaiuVj And
now, assure you, my fellow ci IL ms, tnat am
here TO show you test OF my friendshi p tCneers)
/ wish To inform you that have sent my Adju-
lapJ- Gel eral to Washington to confer with the
au .hoIities the~e. 10 have this draft suspended
and stopped. (Vuciferous cheers) ASK you as
gOuo citizens TO wait for his return and assure
you That will do all that can TO see that there
is 20 inequalty and no wrong done to any one.
i wish W II 10 take good care of all property as
good citizens, and see that every person Is safe.
The safe k' eping of properly and persOus rests
with ou, and charge you to disturb neither.
/ is our duty to maintain the good order of
now 10 separate as good citizens, and you eau
assemble again wherever you wish 10 do So
ak you TO leave all to me now, aud VIII see to
your rights. Wait until my Adjutant returns
from Washington. and you shall be satisfied.
Lis en- TO me. and ses hat there Is no harm
done o PEI sons or property, but retire peace
sbIyl
"fhis is excellent campaign document. 1t
needs no comment"
But now see how completely the Post fails
to get its stream of dsloyalty and dishonOr
running throHgh the Governors words. Yet
many sensible men imagined they saw such
currents coursing through them once. They
had completely polarized with their own pre-
judices every syllable which the Governor
uttered, and they would have done so had he
read from the steps of the City Hall the Ser
mon on the Mount.
But happily such prejudices cannot preserve
their potency. In time they perish by sort
of tranquil exhalation, out of the minds of
those who have been under their dominion.
In this country they evaporate with excep-
tional rapidity; and nothing will better ex-
pedite the final stages of this useful aud
healthy process than the attempt of partisan
journals to put substantial legs under the
poor crumbiing ghosts and set them walking
again.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.
t43@ OFFICE Pennsylvania RAILROAD

PHILADELPHIA, May ls, 1865.


PHILADELPHIA, May Is, 1868.
NOTICE TO sTOCKHoLDERS.-In pursuance OF
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors at a
stated meeting held this day, notice is hereby given
to the Stockholders OF this Company, that they will
have the privilege OF subscribing. either directly
by substitution under such rules be prescribed
therefor, for Twenty-Five Per Cent. OF additional
Stock at Par, In proportion to their respective inter
ests as they stand registered the books Of the
Company, May 20, 1868.
Holders of less than four Shares will be entitled 10
subscribe for full share, and those holding more
shares multiple Of four Shares will be entitled
to additional Share.
Subscriptions to the new Stock will be received on
and after May 80 1865 and the privilege of subscrb
ing will the 3Otb day OF July, 1885,
The instruments on account OF the new Shares shall
be paid in cash. Rs follows-
LIST. Twenty five Per Cent. at the time OF subscrp
tion on or before the S0th day of July, 1868.
I'd. Twenty-Five Per Cent. or before the 18th day
OF December. 1858.
3D.. twenty-five Per Cent. or before the 10Th day
OF June, 1863.
4th Twenty-Five Per Cent. on before the 18th day
OF December 1869, or II Stockholders should prefer
the whole amount may be paid up at once, or any
remaining instalments be paid ia full at the
time Of the payment OF the second or third install
ment, and each nstalment paid shall be entitled
to a pro rata dividend that may be declared on tul,
shares. THOMAS N. FIRTH,
5Illlw Treasurer.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-14
Congress and the Army.

From the ". y Times.
The political rehabilitation of the South has
proved the signal for the long deferred reduc-
tion of the army. 1t is noteworthy that not
single voice, Republican or Democratic, in
Senate or House, opposes this reduction.
Senator Wilson, who reported a bill to leave
the army on its present basis did so only in
order to furnish clear schedule of its existing
status, and had previously put himself on
record in favor of reduction. Even Mr.. Gar
field, who objects to the slaughter of general
officers advocates reduction of the enlisted men
to $4,000, which is q reduction of nearly 50
per cent. Accordingly, We may take it for
granted that this last will be the maximum of
the future enlisted army, with the chances in
favor of figures still lower.
And why not The only two Qualifications
for the present swollen muster-rolls have been
reconstruction and the Indians. But, at the
South, martial law is giving way to municipal
law; valid civil Governments, recognized as
such by Congress, have been set up; and
State after State marches to the music of thu
Union. The Plains, according to General
Sherman, who ought to be good judge, are
comparatively quiet, ami no more murders or
robberies are there committed by prOwlng
Indians in month than by rOughs in coast
wise city in the same time. Ordinary garri-
son and outpost duty is the only army work
lett, and this must be made the basis for the
peace establishment.
Two general schemes OF army organization
always come up for comparison on any pro-
posal to reduce and fix the military establish
meDt. The first cOntemplates uniform aud
proportOuate reduction of officers and men,
the other is the cadre system, which looks to
a maximum of officers and a minimum of
enlisted men. Most army officers favor this
latter, at least to a partial extent General
Grant and the military authorities at head
quarters perceive its advantages. General
GaIiield's bill, reported from the House Mill
tary Committee, looks in the same direction,
and provides for the retention of the seven
teen general officers, and the greater part of
the staff officers. 1t does, indeed, reduce the
sixty regiments to forty. one, and the As 900
enlisted men to 25, ,000 but when it comes to
officers the chief reduction it proposes is that
fourth of them (less than 800 out of the
2S5S) shall be put on half pay. In other
words its reduction here consists in what
wonld be equivalent to discharging less than
400 officers, or one seventh of the whole,
while the enlisted men are to be brought down
one. half.
The advantages, we repeat of the caare
system, in providing large, well.trained, ex-
periepced and able body OF officers, are beyond
question. These advantages have been veri-
ftd by experience, as well as recommended in
theory by European military systems. In our
own case, there is an additional argument in
its favor from the fact that those experienced
officer VINO shall be forced out OF the army
after their able service during the war, may
not be available again in the honr of need
and this is independent Of any question of
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-14
TUESDAY,

gratitude for that past service Nevertheless,
we mot but think the House was right il
declining TO adopt General Garfsld's plan, aud
In 20 amending it as to more nearly proper
non the officers TO the men; it's action is justi-
fed on the grounds Of economy and practi-
cability.
AS to economy, the disparity between the
wages Of a commissioned officer and a private
soldier is such that where one of the former
Is retained, IL is like keeping half a dozen or
a dozen Of the latter. We admit that it is
pleas ant to have large body OF slxillful Off
GERS at command-but it costs. Except on
economical grounds, should not cut down
the army at all; it would hardly be WISE when
we are forced to econOmize, to save at the
spigot and let run at the bung
As to praoticsbility, 1t would be idle to pre-
terd that when the whole army is reduced
one half, its officers can be safely reduced only
one fourth. 1t is clear that the reduction may
be made proportionately, and should be so
made in all grades. To keep up an army
where every tenth man is commissioned
officer, and every third or fourth man an officer
of some sort would be only one remove from
Artemus Wards organization, in which every
man was an oficer-no privates allowed.
Unquestionably, it is an ungracious task to
select and muster out some distinguished
officers, and to reduce others in rank, for no
fault or deficiency of theirs. But, if we come
uOWu 10 Ine Slnple ldCL, HVb maJOf-Ue0erdl5
and ten Brigadier- Generals are not required
for an army of twenty-five thousand men,
more especially as it is not to be kept to-
gether in any solid bodies, but scattered into a
hundred posts. The same is true of the great
staff force in the Quartermaster, Ordnance
Pay, Medicine, and other Departments, whose
Bureaus are in Washington. 1t cannot pos
sibly require the large force of staff officers
now on duty for the needs of an army of
twenty FIVE thousand men. 1t must be remem-
bered that this is no new experiment that we
are making, but that the staff needs of a
small army were familiar experience before
the late war.
The House has it must be confessed made
havoc with the Military Committee bill. But,
on the whole, its reductions are sensible. 1t
has provided that any vacancies occurring in
the Office of General or Lieutenant General
shall not lie filed; and that is plainly wise,
especially considering the occasion of the
original appointments. 1t has prudently cot
down the Major Generals to three, and the
BIigadiers to six. 1t has reduced every staff
officer in rank and pay by one grade, as BELTS a
small army, and besides has reduced the
number by one half, to take effect on the l0th
of March, 1869. Some i'll feeling will natu-
rally be caused at first by these sweeping
measures. But we doubt not that the pride
and patriotism of our army officers will be sue
cessiully appealed to, their patriotism, as
they see the poverty Of the country, and the
pressing need of retrenchment; their pride,
when they will hardly seek to retain places
which, il not siDecures, have at least become
useless TO the country.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-14
Rebels and Carpet.Baggers.
From the N. Y. tribune.

From the N. Y. Tribune
General Wade Hampton, at the meeting to
ratify the nomination of Mr.. Seymour, de-
clared that of the l56 members of the South
Carolina Convention, about one hundred ara
"niggers;' that the entire roll of members pay
only 800 in taxes, while they are authorized
to lay upon the people of South Carolina over
$4,000, 900; that of the 500 so paid about $500
are payable by single conservative member,
and that If this state OF things be continued
every white man will leave the State.
The last prediction smacks strongly of the
"die-in-the- last ditch" policy which our fire.
eating lords of the lash made SO familiar to us
by long continued threats, and ridiculous by
protraoted nOn-periormance. The cousidera
tions which will determine South Carolinians
to bid adieu to the halls of their ancestors.
are very much like those which induce the
cause of emigration everywhere, from the
descent of the GOths upon Rome, down to tue
latest importation of emigrants from Holland,
or from the stampedes of wild buffaloes
to the fight of waterfowl. When the South
Carolinian arstocrats can get better picking
and more lordly Incidence elsewhere than in
South Carolina, they will go-not before. But
If anybody is to be oOlOnized, by all means let
1t be the class which Wade Hampton repre-
sents. South Carolina could do without her
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-14
The National Debt and National Credit.

From The N. Y. Herald
Ii is the most difficult thing in the world to
make the people and press of Europe under
stand US or to speak OF us fairly. A portion
OF the British press particularly seems to take
pleasure in raking Us down and misTepresent-
ing US whenever anything occurs to give it
an opportunity of doing 50. The characteris-
tic egotism and selt-righteousness of John
Bull stick out iu remarkable manner on all
such occasions. We are called cousins, blood
relations, great people, and all sorts OF COM
plimentaTy things are said of us when the
British want to settle Alabama claims after
their own fashion, to get tariff from us favOra-
bic TO themselves or to gain some other advan-
tages but when we are in trouble or believed
to be in difficulties the clOven hOof is shown.
John Bull then strikes at us and compaoently
compares his degenerate offspring with his
own noble and honorable SELF
For example, no sooner were the financial
features OF the Democratic platform, as adopted
by the Convention held in this city, telegraphed
to England than the press there cried out repu-
diatiOn and we all know that by some means
or other, and either from ignorance or design,
our six per cent gold interest securities are
kept down twenty per cent. below the British
three and a half per cents. If the credit of
one country be as good as that of the other
and the resources equal the securities of the
two countries should have the same credit
British three and half consOls are quoted
now at ninety four to ninety five. This would
make United States skies worth about one
hundred and sixty, il, as we said, the credit and
means OF paying be as good in one case as
the other. Yet what do We see Our securi-
Ties are quoted in London at the same time at
traction over seventy y-thrse-that is, reckon
ing lhe value OF the securities upon the inte-
rest drawn from them and the return for the
capital invested In them, ours are considered
by the stock dealers and capitalists abroad not
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-09

The New YORK MISSIONARY N LIMBO
A man who is evidently an escaped lunatlc,
by name Slider, and hailing from Hume,
New York, has attracted some attention OF
late by his nonsensical harangues to ne
groes on the Square each afternoon. On
yesterday he was arraigned before the
Mayor for trespassing on the premises OF
the Rev. Nathaniel Colver.
Mr.. Colver testified that Snider came to
his house in a very noisy and boisteroue
manner, and he ordered him out. snider
refused to leave, and witness sent for a po-
iceman, when snider left. He came Sc.
cond time, and was again abusive, and ne
had him taken in charge by policeman
When the policeman came after Smder ne
was at prayers in q negro meeting, house
The policeman waited until he got through
before he arrested him. -
1t was stated in. court that Snider was
lunatio, and had made his escape from
some asylum. Since his arrival here he
has been living with negroes.
The Mayor offered to bail Snlder, Dut he
preferred to go to Jail. Accordingly, ne wai
sent there. ist sis,.azz
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-09

The ACCIDENT TO Mrs. CURRY.-1t was
stated yesterday that the lady Of Rev. ]: L.
NJ. Curry had been injured on the way tc
Baltimore on Wednesday by q rock thrown
into the ladies' car as the train entered the
city. A private telegram received last eve
ming states that the injury was more serious
than at first supposed: Wheh the train ar.
rived at the depot, Mrs. Curry was in an
insensible condition, but was better the next
morning. DR.: Curry was to have preached
the Introductory sermon at the meeting OF
the Southern Baptist Convention, but this
accident interfered with the arrangement
It will be remembered that Mrs. Curry is
a daughter Of Mr.. James Thomas, Jr., Of
Richmond,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-09
A RADICAL SPLIT.
| THIRD CANDIDATE FOE GOVERNOR

Before the Radical Nominating Conven
ton had concluded its sessions there wer'
many evidences Of dissatisfaction on tn,
part of the few native Virginians and som.
Of the negroes in the body. The objections
urged against the action of the Convention
were that the work had been ".cut anc
dried.' by outsiders, and that in the distri.
button of offices no native Virginians, black
or white, had received any consideration
Wells is Michigander, Clements Wash.
ingtonian, Booker native of some northern
State, and Crane a genuine Down Easter
The Radicals yent back on Bowden, who
ran for Attorney General, and also on
Bayne, who had some expectations Of get
ting the place of Lieutenant-G Governor.
The dissatisfaction was particularly
noticed among the delegates from the first
and second congressional districts, and it
eliminated yesterday in meeting held by
large number of these delegates and some
from other districts. The meeting took
place at the capitol, colored man from
Albemarle in the chair. It was resolved
that the native Virginian Republicans
would not be justified in supporting Gene
raj Wells for Governor, and that it was
their duty to place another ticket before the
people. Ts's
The bolters then proceeded to ballot,
with the following result:
For Governor.-Henry NJ. Bowden, of
Norfolk.
Lieutenant Governor =" Doctor Thomas
Bayne (negro), of Norfolk.
Attorney -General.-Thomas r. Bowden,
of Richmond.
Congressman at Large.-Dr. Daniel Nor
ton (mulatto), of York.
It is stated that Mr.. H. NJ. Bowden
will come out this morning in 8 card
accepting the gubernatorial nomination,
and claiming the support Of "native
Virginian Union men," He will make
himself known also as the author Of
the homestead provision and the oyster-tax
prohibition of the new Constitution
sures which, it is thought, will make the
tide-water Radicals and negroes rally as q
man to his support.
The Wells men affect to treat this new
movement with contempt, as slight affair
but it is evident that they do not regard it
with entire Indifference. They may buy
out the new concern, but will be hardly
able to bring over the Bowdens and Bayne
as easily as they did the old incendiary OF
Hunnicutt Hall.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-09
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