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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-10

We know DR. iawrences Rosadalis to be q safe
and reliable Alternative, &C., and take pleasure in re-
commencing it to the profession and the pubic.
A. D. MOORE, NJ. D.,
L. A. SMITH, NJ. D.,
J.H. WINSTEAD, ". D.,
RIG. BARHAM, N. D.,
". G. DUGGAN NJ. D.,
z. BARNES, ". D.,
+. W. KING, II. D.,
6. WODDARD. NJ. D.,
". Z. BREWER, n. D.,
". J. BULLOCK, N. D.
January 7th. 1865.
hereby certify that am personally acquainted
with the above named physicisrs, and they are all
gentlemen of respectability and standing i'll this COM
munity. !; Z; DAVIS
January 11th, 1868.
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PORT CALENDAR

PHASES OF THE MOON
Full Moon. 9Th, hour, 81 minutes, morning.
Last Quarter, 18th, hours, minutes, morning.
New Moon, 20th hour, 81 minutes, morning.
First ouarter, 27th, hours, AZ minutes, morning.
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Marine news,
Arrived Yesterday.

Port of Charleston, June 10
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

A Lombard peasant left his home,
some years ago, to try his fortune in
the United States. Alter the usual
ups and downs incident to the life OF
the cmigrant, he founl himself the
posscssor Of 10000 dollars, and with
this amount he determined to return
to his native lard. With so large an
amount as this he could indulge in the
luxury of revisiting his native hills,
among which he might hope to spcni
the remnant Of his days above the
reach OF want. IIewas livingin Nlrese,
and when he hal birtercl his Napo-
leonS-marcngoS they call them in Up
per ltaly-tor government paper, he
laid his wealth upon table and sailed
forth, perhaps to strike bargain for
the pnr,h"sc Of Il sma! firm in the
neighborhool, leaving little child at
play in his room. When he returned
home, he found hi- hard earned for
tune, the fruit Of years OF anxious tnil
and RS lutte scIf-,lcnial, a mere smoul-
dering help of as,.s npon his own
hearth. The child, for want of some
better amu'em'nt, hld hnns the pile of
notes into the fire. In a paroxysm OF
blind fury, the man stretched the in
nocent offender dead at his feet with a
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
DUMB ELOQUENCE.

The Philadelphia Post condoles the
present precarious position of the
President as demonstrating the dan
ger Of that fatal gift cfcloqucnce which
tempted His EXcellency to play the
peri patetic orator and to mitigate the
austertes of travel by making speeches
ont of tavern windows. These hetor-
ical indulgences, the result, perhaps,
.ofa controlling vinous voracity, do
now rise up ag,inst the speaker, and
for many lille words is he brought unto
judgment. Perhaps it is native good
sense, perhaps it is a prudence stimu-
lated by the Presidents misfortunes
which prevents the Hon. John Nor
rissey from attempting the part of a
talkalive traveller. The other day,
when this gentleman arrived at Little
Rock and was taking his ease 10 his
inn, the inhabitants of the vicinage,
being informed of his advent, thronged
about his quarters playing on from
bones and cornets, upon drums and
trumpets, and blowing iortissimo to-
kens of their undyins affection and
irrcpressibled delight. Nine men in ten
in Morrisscy's position would, as a
matter Of course, have attempted a
speech without the least regard for
their ability to make good one; but
our sayacious member knew by long
observation that promiscuous crowds
infinitely prefer lum to rhetoric, and
toddy to tropes, and had far rather
"liqnor" than listen. Wherefore Mr..
Morrisscy requested his landlord to
dcp!oy his dccanters, and then he in
vilei the horns outsi le to make the
acquaintance of the horns inside the
house. The serenadcrs yielded at
once to the thrilling elollence of this
spiritou'Sr sgostion, n,anlproceele led with
thirSty enthusiasm to absorb those po-
tent fluids which were Hospitality
place. at their disposal. We-are sat
siicl that if Mr.. Johnson had pursued
this jnlicious and hilarious course, he
might have escaped one at least of the
Articles Of Impeachment, while he
would have left behind him many,
tender memories cnshrined in bosoms
Of uncommon toughness. Admitting
that it would have been moral ly wrong
to put the bottle to the lips of his ad-
mirers, instead Of keeping it in the
closet for his own private use, it must
nevertheless be allowed that by open
ing the mouths of his numerous cal
lers he might have succeeded in keep
ing his own judiciously closed. What
has become Of his pursuing the lectur-
ing rather than the liquoring policy is
now known to all the inhabitants of
this populous Republic.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

tie opposing representatives. MIR.
Stevens says that with free schools and
universal suffrage he will trust the
future. Intelligence and equal rights,
those are the objective points of the
dominant party. Caste andig9prance,
as its necessary condition, are the pol
icy of the Opposition. Let any man
compare the character and scope of
the arguments and appeals made by
the two parties. Those of the one are
10 the noblest principles, the most gen.
erous emotions, and in support of a
policy which is off the plainest ne
cessity, and of practical utility. These
of the otherare to the lowest passions,
and in favor of a course which all ex-
perience, and our own immediate his
tory, show to be fatal to the national
welfare. When the condition Of pub
lie affairs allows party to strengthen
its political position with the moral
sentiment, it will be impregnable
among intelligent men. But if it
disdain that source of strength it will
inevitably lose power.-Harpers Weekly
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
Blacks in the Southern Conventions.

1t may be interesting to our read
ers to learn the proportion borne by
the number of colored to the number
of White delegates in.the various con- ,
stitutionaI conventions. A great deal
Of exaggerated talk in relation to it has
been the rounds of the press. In Vir- !
ginia there are 125 delegates, Of whom
20 are colored In North Carolina
there were l20 delegates, of whom 13
were. colored ; in Arkansas IS dele
gates, Of whom 5 were colored !; in
Mississippi 1913 delegates, Of whom IL
were oolored in Florida 80 delegates
of whom 20 were colored in Georgia
195 delegates, of whom 10 were col
ored in Alabama about one-hAh, and
and in South Carolina atotit ohe-Lalf
Of the delegates. were eoIored men, ,
and in LouisianS alone the negroes ,
had a majority-a majority Of 10. !
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
GIANTS OF OLDEN TIMES.

In one of his recent lectures, Pro-
feSsorS llmln, the youngcr, ALLUDED to
the discovery Of the skeleton Of an
cnormols sized liz,rl, measuring up
ward OF 81 feet. From this fact the
Professor inferred as no living spcci-
men of such gigantic magnitude has
been foun !, that the species of which
it is represented have greatly de-
generated. The verify OF his posi-
lion he rather singuIarIy cndcavors to
enforce hy IN allusjo, to the we'll
known existence of giants in ollan
times, The following list furnishes
the date on which this singular hy-
po;he,iS is b scd:
The giant exhibited at Roucn, in
l3j0,the professor says measured over
eighteen feet.
Gorapius saw a girl that was ten
feet high.
The giant Galabra, brought from
Arabia to Rome, under Claudius Cas-
lr, was near ten feet high.
Funnnm, who lived in the time of
Eugenc H., measured eleven and one
third feet.
The Cavalier Scrog, in his voyage
to the peak Tcncrisfe, fouhl in oie OF
the caverns OF that mountain, the head
of Gunuch, which hal nnet,' teeth,
and it was supposed his body was not
less than fifteen feet high.
Th. giant Ferri5u5 slain by Orlan-
do, nephew Of Charlemige, was twcn-
ty-eiyht feet high.
In lill, near st. German, WIS
inlnl the tomb Of the giant Isor-
ent, who was not less than twenty feet
high.
In 1870, near Rouen, WIS found a
skeleton whose head held hus'lel of
.,rl, AMI whose boly must have been
eighteen feet long.
Plltoripus siw, at Lu,rc, the hui
mm b,nas o.. subject nineteen feet
long.
The giant Bacart was twenty-five
feet high; his thigh bones were found
in 1903, near the river Modori.
In 1913, near the castle of Dauphine
a tomb was found thirty feet long,
twenty-six wide, and eight high; on
which was cut on a gray stone the,
words, "Keuto!ochus Rex" The
skeleton was found entire twenty-five
and one-half feet long, and ten feet
across the shoulders and five feet from
the breast bone to the back.
Near Mazarino, in Sicily, in 1916
was found the skeleton of a giant thir-
ty feet, his head was the size of a hogs
head, each of his teeth weighing FIVE
onces.
Near Palermo, in Sicily, in 1913,
was fund the skeleton ofa giant thirty
feet long, and in 1850, another thirty
three feet long.
We have no doubt that there were
giants in those days, and perhaps were
more prolific in producing them than
at present. But the history of giants
during the olden time was not nose
remarkable than that of dwarfs. Large
men and smalla are common now-a-days.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

The permanent bridge over the
Mississippi, at Omaha is settled. 1t
is to he erected half mile south of
the business centre, where the high
ground will enable the company to
run on an easy grlde to the foot of the
mountains. The company has select
el the depot grounds, which will be
appraised, and the owners paid by the
city. The bridge is to be of granite
foundation and piers, and the iron
structure, it is estimltcd, will cost
lbou,two millions. 1t will be nearly
two years under construction. The
company is surveying the ground and
sounding the river, and will commence
work in a few weeks. The granite
will be brought there from the Rocky
Mountains.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
BRICK poMERoY.
The Elements OF Democratic Success.


During the winter of 1923, while
the army of General Grant was trench
ing away on the ill-starred. Vicksburg
canal, there came to the camp of the
thirteenth corps, a newspaper editor, .
partly intent on cotton and partly in
the character of correspondent to the
La Crosse Democrat. His letters were
signed Brick Pomeroy, and were 80
openly in favor of The rebel cause, 81
abusive Of the Union troops and the
government that the writer was soon
sent beyond the lines OF the army. -
Returning home in desperation, the
frenzied traitor seems to have made a
schedule of all the vitupcrativc, mali r
cious epithets compassed by the En-.
gIish language and the wide domain
Of slang. Playing weekly fan. fam
upon this gamut of vituperation, the
columns of the La Cross Democrat has
poured forth a torrent of billingsgate
that has been disgrace to the Journal
ism of civilized people. No species Of
malediction or abuse has been spared
the t!epublican party or its measures,
no eulogy been too fulsome for the de-
feated traitors of the South.
The names of honored soldiers who
fell during the war have been dragged
up TO be traduced and slimed with
abuse by this fierce organ of Democ-
racy. The martyred Lincoln has been
branded as a william, tyrant and fiend,
and his murderer canonized as a saint
and savior. In many cases its Ian
guage became so grossly vulgar and
indecent that copies were suppressed
by subscribers who had yet self-re-
spect enough to shrink from taking
such sheet into the presence of their
families. What has been the result? ?
Instead of being discarded, as it de-
served, its circulation has grown until %
it now circulates the enormous number
Of 10000 per week, far outreaching
the |Vorld, or any other Democratic
organ in the country. Not merely in
the South, where its envenomed ex-
halations are eagerly sought and read, D
but throughout the North, it receives
the support of the representative Cop
perheads of every community. We
are therefore no longer left in doubt as
to who constitutes the Democratic par
ty. Not the milk-and- minority .
who read the maunderings of the
World, but the fierce, rampant majority
to whom Brick Pomeroy's senseless
drivel is law and gospel.
1t is not surprising, that having
struck the keynote of the party in
whose favor there is thought to be SO
vigorous 'ieactlon," the La Crosse
Democrat should have waxed rich and
begun to sigh for broader field of
labor. Our estintelligence concern
ing it is that the paper is to he re-
moved to Cncinnati-and Chicago, and
that its editor is canvassing the South
ostensibly for subscribers, but really
for the purpose having himself NOM
mated for the next Vice Presidency
by the party which he has done SO
much to sustain. He is the man of
all Others to wear the honors of the
Democratic party. Upwith the ticket, 4
Pendlcton and pomeroy! The niggery
where be ought to be, aud the Consti-1
tuition forever! = 80
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whether rhomis ha, got the portman-
teau ready. Mary" continued he to
the maid who answered the bell, "send
Thomas np." Then when she had
gone upon that errand, "By Jove |
never gave him that key. Where is
it, Georgey? | have not minute to
spare. Ifit is in your dressing case
with the rest, shall be an age look
ing for it. Might ask you to get
out Of bel for an instant, and show me
where it is?" he said with his fingers,
Jump" and jumped, You may be
hnre, quick enna ,h, AM WAS inside
he drcesin s-roo n, with the door lock-
Fd, in half II second.
"Come in, Thomas" said Frank,
Come in," for Thomas was molestly
lesitating at the chamber door.
There's some blackguard got into the
house, and behind my bed there. If
he makes the least resistance, | will kill
him with this hot poker"
At these words the bed was pushed
Slowly outward, and the burglar, with
put his Grape mask, AMI with II face as
pale as ashes, emerged from his hiding
place. Frank knew him at once as
having been Il bank messenger, who
had been turned ont of his situation
since the fire, on suspicion Of dishon-
esty.
"Oh, sir, have pity upon me-" cried
he, 81 am an unlucky dog. Ifit had
not been for a snee1o | should have
had ten thousanl pounds in my pock-
ct by this time"
"Oh. YOU came after that, did you?'
sai,lmy husband, coolly. "Wcll, please
to give up that life-preserver which
yoa have in your pocket before we
have any more conversations"
"Anl dill your lady tell yon that
too?" cricl the william, in accents of
as,oni.hm,nt, as he dtlivrrcl up the
weapon to the man servant; "anl yet |
stool by her yondcr, AMI never heard
her utter II single syllable"
I" never spoke a worl," crcl |,
through the drcssing-room key hole,
for did not wish the man to think
that had broken my oath, nor, to say
the truth, was | anxious to make Il
deadly enc ny of him, in case he should
ever be at large IL gain.
"rhea it's II judgment upon mc!'
exclaimed the miserable wretch; "anl
is no gool for me to fight against it,"
dts not the least good" replied
Frank, decisively; "and we'll go to
the police lice at once"
So of went the burglar in their GUS
toly, leaving me safe and sound, after
all. And now don't you think there's
some Use in learning everything, even
So small a thing as the deaf and dumb
alphabet?
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
A Millionaire In the PenIfentiary

John Develn, the Brooklyn member
of the whisky ring, who was sent to
our Ienitentiary for defrauding the
Government out of different sums of
money, has arrived at that institution.
1t is said he made upwards of half Il
million Of dollars. lie is the richest
man in the Institution. He is worth
two millions of dollars. This is a
world 'ol change! ! Last year Develin
INDUCED in woodcock and cushioned
arm-chairs. This year he will devote
to making aud cor meal, made
attractive with "Iong-sweetenlng"-
New Orleans IN ,assos. The worship
pcrs of Red Tape undertook to save
the millionaire from the proper pun
i7hmcnt for his rascality, but they
were noi equal to the task. Develin
will seat the bread ofindustry" for the
first time in some years. Develin's
fate and shaved head should, and we
trust will, prove warming to other
rich rascals who find in fraud and per-
jury an easy road to sudden riches and
the State Prison. Devcin did intend
TO run for Congress next fall. Having
been elected to the Penitentiary, he
will not be able to participate in the
canvass. - albany Post.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

The Richmond Enquirer says that
a gentleman in that city recently pur-
chased some oysters from York river
boat attached to and imbedded in the
shell of one of them he encountered a
metallic substance. The oyster he car
ricd home, and there proceeded to
break it to pieces with a hammer, when
he found that it contained a French
gold coin, known as Louis dor, of
the value of about Sl4, bearing date
1873. It's probable that it was lost
overheard from the French feet dur
ing the siege of Yorktown. u-
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
UMBRELLA ANECDOTE.

Both parasol and umbrella, prosaic
as they appear in their daily attri-
bu.es, have each their romantic and
legendary annals. During the last
insurreclion in favor of Don Carlos, an
attack was made upon the summer
palace Of the Marquis de la S,
who was absent at the time, combat
ing in the Queens cause in another
part of the country, His daughter,
,hc widowed Countess =, was
alone with the servants in the chateau.
At the first oasct, she assembled all
the mea cap,ble of defend me- her
fathers property and having barrica-
ded the doors ami windows, prepared
to meet the danger. But, taken by
surprise, and il-prepared for attack,
the defenders were soon compelled, for
want of ammunition, to surrender.
Driven from room tn room in search
of Il fitting place of concealment from
the invaders, the poor young Coun-
tess at last t,ok refuge in small
closet, which had been for years use,l
as lumber room, and where she hop
ed to remain undiscovered while the
search of the house was going on. But
the search, conducted with the sole
view of capturing the beautiful young
heiress, could scarcely fail to prove
successful, and she was soon tracked
to her hi,ling-plarc, amid the brutal
threats and still more frightlhl jests OF
the assajllnts.
For Il moment the poor lady stood
defended by the pile of trunks and
lumber behind which she hal crcpt.
But this fragile barrier could not be
availiblc for more than few minutes
loager. In her despir, she looked
around for some weapon OF defence,
which shonll cnlblc her to keep o'l
the attack until she could reach the
window, resolving ut once to perish
rather than fail into the hands of that
lnwlc.s banl ofrullins. Her eye fell
upon an old cast-oIf umbrella belong
in. to her father, which, all dusty and
worm eaten, hal perhaps been stand
ing for years against the wall, in the
place where she now beheld it. She
seized it in triumph and rushed to the
window, Just as the fiercest ofall her
pursuers had succeeded in forcing the
irail barrier which stood before her.
He laughed in derision as she raised
the old umbrella at his approach; ; but,
nevertheless, the surprise occasoncd
bv the movement caused him to draw
back. In an instant the Countess had
sprung upon the still of the open win
dow, and, before he had recovered
sclf-posscssion enough to grasp her
garments, she disappeared through the
easement. A cry Of horror burst
from the group Of brigands as they
rushed forward to the window, fully
expecting to behold the form of the
f,ir Countess dashed to pieces on the
pavement of the courtyard. But the
old umbrella, which she still held in Il
firm grasp, had saved her from death
and dishonor 1t had opened in her
descent, and, catching the breeze as
she fell, was bearing her gently to the
ground, where she alighted unharmed,
and, reaching the gate before her pur-
suers had even thought of descending
the stairs, found Il refuge at the cot
taye ofonc of the peasants oftha cS-
tate. The Countess, now married, Is
living at the court of Isabella H.,
where she holds one Of the .ghest ap-
pointmcn;s.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

Ina certain family not long since a
pair of twins made their appearance,
and as matter of course were shown
to their little sister of four years.
Now it so happened whenever d pro-
life cat of the household had kittens.
one OF them, of course the prettiest,
was saved, and the rest drowned.
W hen the twins were shown the child
ny their happy father, little NJ
looked at them long and earnestly,
and at length, putting her little finger
tip on the cheek of one ofthem, looked
up, and said, with all the seriousness
possible-"Papa, I think re'A sare
this one."
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

A WESTERN orator has somewhat
startled his hearers by proposing the
idea of "gnsping ray oflight from
the great orb of day, spinning it into
threads ofgoll, and with them weav-
ing a shroud in which to wrap the
w6irlwind which dies upon the bosom
of our Western prairies." They fear
that the machinery woull break be-
fore the fabric was through the loom.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

ror, when hear,l tremendous sneeze
within IN inch OF me, just behind the
head -boarl of the bed, and between
that AMI the wall, where there was II
considerable space. | hal, as usual,
taken the preclution, before ! put the
camille out, Of looking everywhere in
the room where it was quite impos-
sible any person could be hid but the
little alcove into which the bed was
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

General Harry II. Wells, 'of Alex
andria, was on the 4th ihst.. appointed . !
Governor Of Virginia, by General
Schofeld. He has been residihrsin 4
Virginia since 1862; isftom Michi. >
gan, and was Q Brevet Rfigadier Gen. !
eraI in the United States ARMY. He
ensers onthc discharge Of h6 duties as
once. - i-itl~ -sl, -
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Terms of Publication.

THE wAYsEsBuRG REPUBLICAN,, Office in
sayers' building east of the Court House, Is pub
lshed every Wednesday morning, at 81 per
anuum, IN ADvA ScE, or Sc so II not paid with
In the year. All iisubseriptiOn accounts MUST
be settled annually. No paper will be sent
out OF the State unless paid for IN ADVANCE, and
all such subscriptions will invariably be discon-
tinued at the expiration of the time for which
they are paid
Communications on subjects of local or gen eral
Interest are respectfully solicited To ensure
accompanied by the name of the author not for
publication but rs guaranty against IMPOSITION.
All letters pertaining to business Of tho Office
must be addressed to the Editor
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9oetr,I.
A HUSBANDS LETTER.
BY DIR. c. u GARDETrE,

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The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

AN illiterate man wishing to enter
some animals, at an agricultural ,exhi-
bitlon, wrote as follows to the Secre-
tary. "Also enter, me for. the best
jackass; ! am sure Of getting the