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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

To the Honorable County Commissioners OF
the County Of York.
TIME undersigned would most respectfully
i represent that the road leading nom Ross Cor.
ner IN Shapleigh TO Waterboro' Old Corner In
WATERFORD, Is o very hllly and hard road. and
that tho Increased travel and freight TO and from
Road, al South WATERFORD, demands . location OF
road freer from hills Therefore we would pray
that Is soon a. may be. you will examine and To-
cato new road, beginning at some point on the
ling house or Abram Jeilesen. Thence running
down through the valley by Middle Branch pond,
20 some point on the old road near Ivory o. Smiths
convenience and neosssitv require. Bald location
10 DO made In the towns Of Alfred and watsrboro'.
SEWALL LORD,
and one hundred and my hvo others
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31

TICKETS to Canada and all parts Of the West,
i at the Insurance Ofice Of Rufas Small Son, City
Building. 3m3
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07
Let Nasby Head and weep.


John NJ. Langston, the celebrated
cOlored scholar and orator, created a
sensation when he spoke At Louisa
Court House, Va, some time since, In
favor OF the Republican party. The
secesh were at first highly indignant at
the imprudence OF a nigger coming TO
talk In their midst, even to his uwn
people; but they were good deal
taken down, first, by his own wonder
full elOquence and finished style, and
next by the fact that LangstOn proved
TO be the son OF one tho most intluen.
tial and beloved OF the old aristoCracy,
by one OF his old slavesl The educa-
tion Langslou received came from his
white father, who, as he said In bis
address, "sIeeps by the sidelpf my
slave mother In the village graveyard"
The Confederate General Gordon was
so pleased with Langston that he
called upon and invited him 10 his
house after he had heard his argument
In favor OF Radical RepublICanlsm, and
the white ladies' OF the place would not
be satisfied till he had given them
speech In the village church. Truly
the world movesl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07


oliver Wendell Holmes used the fol.
lowing language, none too strong, In
reference 10 one OF fashions foolish
freaks: But confound the make believe
women we have turned loose In our
streets; where do they come from?
Not out Of Boston parlors l trust. Why,
there isn't beast or bird that would
drag It's tail through the dirt the way
these creatures do their dresses. Be.
cause Queen or y DutChess wears long
dresses on great occasions, Il maid ofall
work or factory girl thinks she must
make herself nuisance by trailing
through the streets, picking up and
carrying with her-bahl that's what
call getting vulgariEy into ones bones
and marrow.
Show over dirt Is the attribute Of Vul.
gar people. II any man can walk be-
hind one OF these women aud see what
she rakes up AZ she goes, and not feel
squeamish, he has got II tough stomach.
| would not let one Of them into my
room without serving them as David
did Saul at the cave in the wilderness
cut of her skirts. Don't tell me that a
true lady ever sacrifices the duty OF
keeping all about her sweet and clean,
10 the wish OF making a vulgar shoW n.
l don't believe 1t OF lady. There are
some things that fashions have no right
to touch, and cleanliness Is one Ofthese
things. 1t Is Rn insult TO u respectable
laundress TO carry such things into the
house for her to deal with.
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nenth Of > WcnIthy NeEro.

FFOH The LynchbuTg Vtrgfntd1, Dc. ".
We see 1t stated that James Roper,
the largest lAndhOlder and the wealth.
lest man in Jefferson County, Va, Is
dead. Roper was u inulattO, the natur.
al son OF AN eccentric Engllshman' who
bedueaLhed the most OF his property to
the recently deceased, who added Grent-
ly to his patrimOniHl estate. Ropor
had great faculty for acquiring prop
erty, and mHnla for adding TO bis
large landed estate. Every year or two
he would purchase farm, for which
we have known him to pay M much as
SlIO per acre, when dollars were dollars.
Roper was an intelnperatO man. rarely
ever leaving town In state OF sOhriety;
vet such WAS his natural shrewdnGss
that nobody could take advantage Of
him in II trade, even when hr WAS
drunk. lie WAS quiet, inOtienslve
man, and M generally esteemed M II
man Of his habits could expect TO be. lie
never voted, served on JurleS, or at.
tempted To exercise rights denied by
the laws to men Of his race yet he was
Hs'fnlly protected IN his right Of person
and property M any man In Virginn,
and has. doubtless, left larger and
more valuable landed estate than my
man now living In this state can bOast.
"JlmiROper," IN hO WIS always called,
was living example Of the inct that
Virginia laws, even when slavery GGis.
ted, protected men Of every color In tho
enjoyment OF their rights.
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a Life Insurance Company on Ne,

a charter has been Oblnincd under
the laws Of this State for HOmnOpHlh.
Ic Mutual Life Insurance. Company, the
books Of which will bH opened for sub.
scrlptlOn on the 9th Of this month nt
the Tenth National Bank, ut the corner
OF Broad street und Exchange place.
The principal peculiarly Of thla new
enterprise In that the lives OfthOso who
adopt tho homeopathic treatment Of
tiIRGnseA ARE insured at "JudlClunsly 70.
duced rates." In comparison with those
who nre treated In the old manner. Tho
gentlemen who have engaged In got
ling up this company give, by adopt.
Ing this feature, u very decided proof OF
their conviction that the homeopathic
method In tho safest md most eillcH'
rIous, Il remains 20 be seen whether
the allopnthIC school will got up u rival
Institution.
Tho capitol stock Of the company will
be twO hundred thousand dollars. II
In 10 be paid In cash nmd invested In
state securities. The AtOckOhldCrs ARE
10 receive seven pBr cent. Interest, nay.
able In gold. A copy Of tho charter
may be SOen ut the Office Of A, q. Buell.,
ESD, or NJ. Chnmbers, Esd, No. n
Nassau street. The enterprise In recon.
mendNd In n circular by some Of OUT
most respected citizens aud Abl0St hOm'
OpaLhl0 practitioners
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07

Il will hG observed that, ON nn nv
erugp, prices range about 10 per cent
lower than year ago. There are eG.
ceptlons to this rule, In the case Of cot
ton, Iron, and naval stOTeSi and these
exceptions are quite important In their
bearing upon the value Of some classes
Of manufactures. Were II possible to
compare the prices Of manufactured
goods, we have no doubt that In that
clnss Ul products tue decline would he
found TO bH much greater than In the
articles above quoted. This disparity
In values In evidently due TO the fnct
thnt, nj present, wV have M undnBprO.
portion Of the labor nnd capital OF tho
country employed In manufactures.
The lack Of adequate profits upon man.
uIacluTInR, however, may be rolled
upon 10 rOCtlfy this uneven distribution
nj no distant day.
Those who anticipate M enriy return
to normal values find little support Tor
their Views In tho history Of prices for
tho last two years. The obstacles to
rheapneHE are TOO radical to be read.
lily overcome. Not only hnS Our pro.
duclnH population been severely re-.
duCBd by thousand uncertainties
growing out OF the existing financial
and industrial arrangements inleriOr.
Ing with the calculations nf capitalists
aud lsaSsnlng the probabilities Of
profit. n ln 1875 We have tho same
range Of prices M In 1890, We mRy con-
slider ourselves fortunate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07

The Whita Pine Compound.

at WIS early IN the spring OF 81 that this
compound WnN originated. meinDef OF my
family was AffiIcted with an irritation of the
throat attended with dlSagreeable cough.
mad for some months previous thought that
preparation having for lts basis the inside
bark OF white pine might be so compounded
ns to be very useful In diseases OF the throat
and lungS. To test the value OF u IN tue clese
alluded 70, compounded small quantity
Of the medicine that had been Planning,
and gaveIt In teaSpoonful doses. Tho result
WIS exceedingly gratifying. WITHIN Two
DAYS the irritation Of the throat was IernoV-
Cd, the cough subsided and speedy cure
was effected. BOOn after this, 1sent some 10
lady In Londonderry, N. H., who had been
suffering for some weeks nom bad cough,
Occahoned by a sudden cold, and had raised
mucuS streaked with bl Cd, She soon found
relief and sent for more. She TOOK about
tsn ounces OF il, and Rot well. J. b. Clarke,
Esq., editor OF the Manchester Daily Mirror,
made trial OF the same preparation In the
caRa OF q severe cold and was cured lmtnedl-
RIely. He was no highly pleased with the re-
suit, and 20 confident In SUCCESS attending lts
sales, II placed before the public, that he
nnRlly persuaded me 70 give II name, and
penl II abroad 10 benefit the suffering. In
November, 1883, INST advertised II under
the name Of White Pine COMPOUND. IN Two
years from that time there had been whole
ialed In Manchester alone one hundred dol
| laTB worth, where II took the lead OF all The
cough remedies In the market, and i still
maintains that position. There In good Iea-
| In it[Or this; II Il very soothing and healing
| GOng nature; u warming 10 the stomach and
pleasant withal 70 the tASte, and u exceed
lngly cneaP. ,.- .,,,ov ooD,,.,r,.,no
| White Pine Compound stands unrtVaIed' II
was not originated for that purpose. but q
perSOn In uEug II for cough was not only
cured OF the cough, but was also cured OF q
| kidney difficulty Of ten yearS standing. Since
that accidental discovery many thousands
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07

Ptom az N. 2. oOnmeeial Advtrtlrr.

From The ". Y. Commercial AdrerttIT.
We are unable TO tlatter ourselves
upon having, within the past year,
made any large progress toward the
ante.war standard of prices. For the
purpose ol showing the change in the
value Of the leading articles Of pro.
duce, we present the following com.
parison, giving wholesale quotations,
at New York, on the Slst of December,
of the last three wears:
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alGm advertisements.
RArnlntinn in Trade.

II ADIEs,-Yo can receivo for the sum Of
Ii ONE DOLLAR, SIX, AerinO and Al.
GRCOA pre1oS, shlWh, halmomls, Linen
Goods, Embossed Tabi0 Coveri, Watches,
JOWelfy, silver Plated War;, sowing Ma
chimes, DC Send climbs Of ten Or moro, with
ten cents for each descriptive cheek, and the
gottAr mp Of the club VIII receive q present
worth 8 10 $50, according 70 number Bent
,sAtg Agsns g9e PsRRStR sRhSSd eyerySneTe y5 SS y
GRAHAM 4 90, q 4 @ Fed6al St, Boston
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We have also on hand 5000 worth Of La.
dies and ChildrenE' Boots and SHOES, at lower
pTicR than ever was seen In the State. II
you want Bargains In Boots and Shoes, 90 10
GRrtilner's New Store, cor. Main and Union
streets and get them.
Every pair OF Boots and Shoes sold Rt this
establishment IL WARRANTED, and IN
every case will be mGnded freoOf charge.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07
White Pine Compound

rs NOW OFFERED TO THEAFFL1CTED
throughout the country, ~After having
been proved by the test OF eleven years, In
the New England States, where It's merits
have become az well known an the tree nom
which, In part, II deriveslts virtues.
The white Pine Compound Cures
Bronchitis, Splitting OF Blood, and Pulmon'
Rry Affections generally. II So remarkable
Remedy for Kidney Complaints, Diabetes,
Difficulty OF VOIdlng Urine, Bleeding trom
the KIdneya and Bladder, Gravel, and other
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07
M Mora Need

NF people in the country paying three or
" four pFohl on the goods th6y have 70
buy. Ihe methods introduced by the DOL
LAR SALE principle, q Rdered by GILMAN
4 Co, 10 Hanover street, Boston, Mas, en-
ablea consumers 70 obtain goods ~ wholesale
prices, with almost unlimited allowing OF
exchange, and valuable presents thrown lns
Send for Circular, or send Ten cents for de-
gcTiptiVO alp, Great inducements for per-
Sons 10 act n ARentR,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07

Tho following is a recapitulatIOn
Of the losses by fire, which occurred
throughout tho country during 1867:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07
National Insurance CQnlaNl

900
once, % Monroe St, next door to lat Ne
uonal Bank.
oETICIRs:
GEO: X. WHEAT, President. 4
JAMES McCLUEEY, Vice President.
JOHN BISHOP, Secretary. ~.i4t
CHAS. WALLACE, State Agent for Welt
Virginia ana Maryland. FTfi
DIRKCToRS:-JOhn Il. Wilson, jas. @. on,
John A. Armstrong, A. q, Quarter, Geo. &.
Wheat, Samuel Harper, James McCluney,
hOHRn l.. VII, Geo. Adams -I@
REFERENCES: 8. Brady, Cashier Merchants
National Bank, Wheeling List, Morrison 4
Co., Wholesale GToceTS, Wheeling; PEycF,
HAndlan a Co., Wholesale GroceH, Whell-
ing; Michael Reilly, Wholesale Grocer,
Wheeling; Mcclellan a Knox, Boot and
Shoe houSe, Wheeling; MeCAbe, Kraft q 90,
Druggists, Wheeling; Geo, W, FnnEheimfG
Co., Wholesale Wines and Lquou, Wheel
ing; WinAhip, Woods a Co., QueensIRaFo
Wheeling; Lewis Baker, Pub, RedgteI,
Wheeling; 7. @. McAfee, Notions, wheeling
CampbalI, FreW & Co., Pubs. Intelligence,
Wheeling 0tt, son a Co Hardware, Wheols
Ing; J, 4, Sands, Cashier, First Nat Bl1ihi
FRlrmOnt; K. r. Camden, Pre8t. Nat lGxs
Bank, Weston, W. Va; Capt. John McLuEes
JT., Wheeling. apps
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Bargains in Boots 6 Shoes
FOR INSTANCE

That never nnvo Doen,u nor never oan:Os. .Dsat,
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AEsaF1ntf.
CONTINENTAL

oAan OAFIEAI......,.....m..........aa.T 4 a.Tlsaes0...
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omee, % Monroe St, next door TO lIt Ne
tional bank.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-07

Correspondence Of ths htelltOa'eT.
RnsrnN. January 8. 1858.
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apEI
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-09-03
10 s'Iayai" Malta in the South IN.
til Congress Meets.

WAsliNGroN August q A circular
letter from the War Department includes
I the following extract from the army APP
preparation bill passed at the last session
OF Congress
BE It enacted, That Ill militia forces
now organ zed or in service in either of
the States Of Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina. Georgia, Florida. Ala
bana, Mississippi and Texas be forthwith
disbanded, and that the further orgauiza-
ton. arming, or calling into service of
the said militia forces, or any part thereof,
i. hereby prohibited under any circumsian-
c.s whatever until the ss.ue shall be au-
tho,ized by Congress.
The publication of this extract is intend
ed as ali explanation OF the refusal of Sec
rotary Schoteld TO furnish arms to the
militia OF the southern States on applica-
ton OF their Governors, aud also for the
information Of officers of the army now ON
duty in the South.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-09-03

NIL OF THE Hon Nix. STEVENS
The Hon Tl,addeus Stevens will was ad-
niti"d TO probate at Lancaster. Pa on
Tuesday. He gives 81 600 to the Juve-
nile Library Association Of the Caledonia
County Academy. in Peacham, Vt, and
$500 to the trustees of the e-vard in
which his mother and brother are buried
in the same town, the interest % the same
TO be applied annually: and if either Of
such legacies should lapse the same is to
60 TO the Baptist church or mee' ing near.
est to Danville Centre Vt, the te.,ator's
native sown. Other requests are made to
Mr.. Stcvens's relatives, and to his late
house keeper. Mrs. Smith S. 900; and
of the residue. i accounting to $50 600.
$50, 600 is to be expended by his trustees
! in erecting In lancaster, coz litio naliy, or
i in Columbia. Pa suitable buildings for
All orphan asylum for INDECENT orphsns,
without distinction Of race or color. Mel
ther Germans, Irish, or Mahmneians. nor
any others. on account of their race or re-
! liglon, or their parents must be excluded.
! All the inmate. shall be educated il the
Thy All 6t cd at the same
i'aF's E"e c,:cil gives the Baptist
brethren :: ttt condi,ionally. and 3d.
oo' 10 the l'enns,iA .nia Colls 20 at Get
ty.',rS
i't ''f s'so conaine the follo- ms
i'e!.t-:
he furnace property and all the other
real estate may be rented or sold. The
furnace must not be worked longer than to
consume the stock on hand If, at the and
OF any five years, Thaldeus. mp nephew.
shall have shown that he has totally abstain
ed from all int Sicsting drinks through that
time, the trustees may convey to him one
fourth ~ the .hole property II at the end
o' The neat suggestive five gears he shall
show that he has totally abstained fron, 81
int"sea'l's drinks. they may convey 10
h," one to.,,b, being one half of the pro-
Fu'y II AT the emf # another consecutive
~ years he shall rhow that he has ab
stained from all intoxicating drinks, they
may convey tie whole 20 him in fee simple.
IT he shall get married before the kou>.
live IL i sold. h. hall receive me ..n..
az aec"ry it without ale"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-09-03

took wider range aud embraced the DO
litical issues now before the country. Up
on these Gen. Roseeranz was not at all
reticent as to his position nor as to his
preference between the Presidential tick
cts Mr.. Stuart gave him full, frank
and clear statement of the condition of
things III the South, the feeling Of the
people as to the Union their friendly re-
gard for the negroes. their dctessation of
carpet bagsers Radical enlissaries .ud
their desire for speedy restoration to
the Union IN Constitutional way To-
day Gen. Rosecranz was in coyersation
with other gentlemen here omitsis.g no
ocraslon to give EXPRESSION to the same
views He is evidently iii earnest
No plan has yet been decided upon.
but il Is probable that some distinguished
gentleman known TO the whole country,
will be requested to prer.re paper in
accordance with the suggestion of Gen.
Koseeranz rhicli shall set forth clearly
and fully the real state Of Of feeling now
existing in the South This will be prin-
ted and forwarded to all the General Off
Gers Of the Confederate army and such
representative Southern statesmen As it is
deemed desir lbie should sign it for their
signatures. Al the same time they will
~ requested TO add such comments as
t>ey may think proper
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-09-03

The MASSACRE OF JApAsEsa CHIsrrAss.
The news from Japsn rclstins that on<
hundred and fifty native Christssns west
recently taken from the city Of Nagssss'
and put to death by drowning. b order Of
the Mkado. in spite Of the renfsn~sssnces
Of the foreign con suls. and that others kea
suffered martyrdom in other parts Of the
empire. ELECTS the following speculstiens -
the New York Post:
Who we're these Japanese Christians f.
is certain that they were not converts t.
modern missionaries No such success has
yet attended their efforts in Japan
Whence. then, did these one hundred an
fifty japanese Christians come?
1t is probable, and indeed almost eer.
tain. that they are of the old stock. wiz
have IN some way succeeded in EeepiD.
alive, through successive generations f.
t~o hundred and fifty years. the religion,
faith preached by the Jesuits The PSI.
.ecutlon which the native Christians s
Japan suffered at the time their Govern
ment expelled foreigners, and made TIL
profession of the Christian faith capital
offence. has no parallel in history and ali
its rigors have been continued 70 tie pres
sent day.
The present dynasty Of the Tycoone.
which was established at that period, p,aas
the Buddhist the State religion; and tlra
more effectualy to secure the total extinc-
ZION Of the adhe,ents of the hated Chris.
tians faith, made the Baddhist priesthood
the special agents of the Government fps
hunting out Chrirtians and torturing thenss
from this there was no escape, except By
recantatian or death. There has been ms
relaxation Of their vigilance, and all ths.
laws originally enacted are still in force,
To-day every Japanese must register him.
self at some temple as Buddhist, or ho
condemned as an outcast; and so strenuous
is the guard that even the simple contract
Of a japanese servant with his erpIoyef
contains always, as part of its legal form.
the specification that he is not Christian.
Nevertheless, American residents in ia
pan recall a rnnor which from time t,
time came to their ears of band or com
murity of Jesuit proseytes still existing in
some part of the empire Sometimes they
.ere said to live in the very heart Of ed
DO, and at others in one Of the southern
provinces. 1t is possible that this secret
community, encouraged by the revolution
in the empire, has venturcd rashly to dis
close itself.
It will be very remarkatle il it shall
hat there are ssiEl in Japan any
c0HsEsitras-l
scendants of those aho were converted ly
the Jesuts two hundred and fstr Years
sgo 1t would be 4 new proof Of he fulfil
ity Of even the most rigorous aud cruel
persecution.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-09-03

A colored firm in Newark. New Jersey
having suffered some pecuniary embarrass
menrs, recently closed business. and the
senior. members gave to the public the fol :
lowing notice DE dissolution Of eopar-
ships heretofo resting twixt me an ] Moses
Jones in de barber profession. am hereto
10 resovled. Pussons who ose must pay to-
lie scriber: Dem what de firm ose must
call o" jones. as de firm insolved.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-09-03

liAlNTS for BANNERS and others.-Tne
I Grafton Mineral Paint Go. are manuiac-
turing the Best, Cheapest and most Durable
Paint in the coats we'll put on, mixed with
pure Linset Oil, will last 10 or Is years; it is OF
a light brown or b auiiul eho ,oate color and
can be changed To green, adj. stone, d. alb, olive
cream. to suit the taste OF the cons amer. Ii
is valuable ior Houses. Barns. Fences, Carriage
and Car makeis. Pals and Woodcn- ware Agri
cultural implements. Canal Bouts, Vessels and
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Cloths, zone Manufacturer having used $500 bbls
the past year.) and as paint for any purpose Is
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will supply a ial mer or years to come Warran-
ted in all cases as above. Send for a circular
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less branded in ii AIDE mark Grafton Mcneral
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the monay On receipt OF the goods Address
DANIEL BlDW ELL, 254 Pearl ST., N. y
June Is SO.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-09-03

You are coward, if afraid to tell the
truth when you should do SO. You are a
coward, when you insult the weak. You
are coward, if afraid to do right. if you
shrink from defending your opinion. from
maintaining that which you know to be
just and good; and you are especially a
coward. if you know certain things of
yourself and care not to own them to your
self