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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-04
COrIrusssON MERCHANTS.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.

INSURANCE COMPANIES.
TAKE YOUR RISKS
IN HOME INSTITUTIONS.
THE JAMES RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY
OF VIRGINIA,
OFFICE No. 1925 MAIN STREET
IA PREPARED TO ISSUE POLL les OF
iSLASD INSURANCE on goods transported by
river, canal or land-caEriage eco ssrara,,v
dwelling. houses, warehouses, and other build
SHORT RISKS. or il the fwu period is net USED,
a return Of premium otN be mnde Jor me IN
e'''' ." " WILLIAM B. IsAACs, President,
A, 2 STOKES Vlcc-PresldGnt. ;,
DIRECTORS. william. b. Isaacs OF Wlllls = y, o:
Isaacs Co.; A. y Stokes, oil a. S19A ,I 4" ,s
rance Company /; John Wilson, OF " llSon tos-
ter: j. j. Waggouer, of WagEoner & Harvey N:
s. Buford President Danvile pailroan CompShE
Benjamin H. Nash, William T. onepher'' W. ~
Lyon. ,,oo,p so,-otorv
d. G. WHERRY, Assistant Secretary.
fe Aim -
INSURE At HOME.
TIE JEFFERSON INSURANCE COMPANY,
ALREM aRLE.
9%oV' WV
Removed from sco,t,yilIe to Richmond.
Applications for good fire and marine risks
Once No. 1915, Main and Eleventh streets,
j. l.. kPPFRzON. President.
T. c. BRENT, secretary.
DIRECTORS:
D J. HAKTSooK. }. c. HILL,
, 1869-03-07
FAILURES N TIE LIBEL 1Us1rxss

There have been TWO notabsc failures
In the libel businesa dnEirg the wn>k
juat closed. Mr.. Charles RESIDE yro e
the novel Of Grit7th Gaunl, and arrsnpea
ter Its publicsuon simultaneously 10 EGG.
land AID this country. lis publicss.on
was commenced IN q BISON magazine.
and, after considerable portion had ap-
pcsred. the editors Of a New York week.
" paper reviewed it and denounced i. as
Indecent ard immoral. For lhis critl-
CHM Nr. Reade caus.d suit for libel t. be
instituted, and AFTER tevera! days t.ia, he
obtained q verdict OF s!x cents, which
verdict, under, the laws OF New York.
does not csrry cos IS. 4 verdict Of SIX
ceris is rather more aggrava.lag to
plaintiff than no verdict 81 sll.
Tho othtr failure was In Cinoluu.ti.
There had been some controversy there
respecting street Improvements, ant
charges were freely made OF fraud and
collusion in The expenditure OF public
money. The Commercial nevspape.
boldly charged public officer, w1ps6
duly 1t Was to attend to such m.tl4r1,
with corruption: A libel suit " IS the re.
suit, ard after long trial the jury were
discharged, being unabte 10 sgree. Tacy
stood six Tor defer dans and six tor nou,-
nal damages for plaintiff. This result 10
substantially the ssme u in the New
York case. The plaintiff hiss to pay hi.
own cos'a. His wounded honor Is no.
repaired quite the rcversc. u,s visions
Ct exemplary damages, upon which be-
might retire 10 private life. have bsen
dissolved, and he stands before The COM
munity little worso 'hsn besofs,
, 1869-03-07

n.'et1A y tts Fnneat /. sl.o rauc, ,,n,a at
nirsS1ays y ZIP; Eto wti.ss n = a u ,raa,s.. "a.
taAs n.t!ow % 1as enefssa oi ~. .'ls i tst a".s
sssp o. aMl : Jata VIII De very Il ~ S;;s ~ "a
~ n.s. r.. r. n'eis .ss no !oER Is t,ora =. a'a-
II. IL. r.. I'm I'm 61 tsth trio panri'r bo
s9ui1e. ot'E d 'ats yok:; cot .IS-r., e: o.
~ e,hov. Hasba. os siahI "a or xnr,.. ~, ~,
,a W.! Do push 'Daulged in ,hk ee,srp. !. o.sa oa
ne eniirsl1 MI IEo;sas ntG .nd .1a.l ,1as:tr
Axox cotIAss
11vo quite euprlanstd tee naft-w o,,,
eiecsri; % ,nma ana f.e, nnnggp
~: wniSa rsr pths app'iq1e via ro7.p <
~. te'shi ri e. at..:-shaeed, ard ut:e ae st
.4sv a. aaee goeda has snptsE. d ssr sa5s = 80,
!. - AZ aNetEa'e sfzl2c oi t-ses,irp ,nn ssH
@usl1h' eot'ed w1ss yslloS n":.. ii. s. s1sts 7
Keep rp With the f4rhlJr Yhe
nest = tts "feyerr." ceEsfst'p. Of .n.s,e efef
NC eaubtfc .ith mipn,e rqp.t.- r. tqaa4s Of
6 .ti1e s5 sosi EEp,3 THsy =, us,qa .sstr;
sominK tstJ Popular ag4in for eoanon s. 10
9olaef ot marrow trcks Ia Fest IN, o., 80. !
1!,ce Srfn e .i1cn h;ndkercetets ,se ,e=1, 1,tnr:.
tha tn,asst !ne't w'ta colcsra .. ~.
xee. 'e' 1os11as te2!.-
orxslDk wHAs,
we.t..a .ets garment ID! outstce we.r II scr. ar
~, Wte.a sooe ecAa:s:inY IT tire hresst.. " "
siS H. katseTsa a r u q: sek. aaa aoarils d M
IL L., ~ a.e ne !one 9f Fst1eb pr: :. " :a.h,
serto ~. q eoetaE ltc!an- Tclt arJtr,uR u,t..
song h.re ee.o devs.d Is guile ,aaytoa..iT I.H
setJ 9LHAsty to E.at 9 tte appeara: G. unnn ~.
pon'eI.ats until the good te:-e anl exprF,r, -
tss.e q ous nod!eIe, have cl7l,xtL II 1ntn =.
fhi1 Of thFtstian eh4pe. - .nA' s+sos-
y-.... 5EEEIRT
,. .e o. ofEsnersa IN jswel1y hare takar r.v
:. ~, !" Is. atd are worn extstssse!Y "a atns
tNct. 4eEJ h'ee uto,lncr pt-s ssTe mar ,ha,.
appsalEea A:d no qults sne RAE Gre.r ~
Gt.a r..n1 u the most fashionable. The mr..
W.. d..!eeo = eoIifaes iE II. Tie te,trr. 4 b,ae
ct an r, u Eu' adec:.d, Wan oi0e
Latge bo.tot satin 1,hboe, Of coct,,,,,rr eo,.
", h:e resp oo t-e es1ee.s. They 10 I seG..
1oAnes Ne cIe to Fie d. LeI.e, / ca W.
os9ok and otEeEs for ees.yA dc tcfo.ros:.,r
, 1869-03-07

Paris Is greatly excited by the le-
appearance of atsemh1sges which rccs'l
her most terrible days Of revolution. The
low daooe-hal's Of The city are taken pos
tesslon Of In turn by an apparently or
gnnized band Of Communists, orstors Of
the wi'des1 schemes OF socialism and sec
nlartsr, who tzantcally demand the con-
hsca'ion OF all property, the overthrow Of
alt distinctions, and the demolition Of re-
lfsion. To such an e1 emf has the rage
OF these dcelaamtrs, and OF their part,-
sans-uho re.echo, with loud cries, their
widest dcnAnds-been carried, Ihas even
the name Ct RobespierIe has been spoken
In scc1n because he believed in Dei,y.
Revolutionary ior>e 10 put In execution
the drtams Of, these fanatics as boldly
spoken Of. as If there we're to
BE- smother chance to gather
harvest OF ruin such As ,he
great revolution FURNISHED. The
lear excited In PArisianR by these demon
Atrastocs would be very great but for 4
single fac'. II is strongly suspected that
the government Ia somehow responsible
Tor thtm, and intends 10 show, by giving
the rein toz little while to the leaders OF
she mob, what Paris might expect bus t.,r
the repre*siDg power Of the Empire.
, 1869-03-07

The 1ateat geogr1rnic11' than re We
taye heatd nt IS the contemplated On
lATg, ment st The iittls: piEmystate OF
Delaware, by anpexiug all the peninsula
lying between the Chesapeake Bay and
the ocean, comprising what IL known
as lit Easts1n Shore ct Maryland, and
the two little ,Ylrginta counties OF Ao-
comac and Northampton down in the
pocket OF tie peninsula I. This cbnsol.
'dation we're effected, Delaware, itom a
State containing bu. 2.100 square miles,
ven'd haye upwards Of 5000, and 100 200
inhab!tAhs would be added to her non
ul.tion-> ->~ Tie difficulty in the wsy Il In
ottain the consent OF Mar, l,ud 10 The
lcfs o' ter "E1s,crn Shore" The batter
course would be 10 consolidate Delaware
with Maryland united they would attll.
&C snail State. Rhode Island should
also be united with Connecticut. I,tsa
cfeat imposition on such States as Ner
fctk and Illinois 10 have their voice in
TIE Senate neusrAlized by such specks On
The map ~ Rhode lslAnd and Delaware
Western a'ate. enter fhe- Union with.
small popnlAilons;l bat th6y rapidly grow.
When Minnesota was admitted she had.
bus thirty or forty thousand; now she
contains nearly half q million. Two
Years ego Nebraska WAS admitted with
$1,000 luhabitanss; uow abe has loo. GOO.
ard IN 1870 will have 10000, and In
1850 more than half million. ia az
h*rsss, admitted since the rcbellion COM:
-
, 1869-03-07
QEEK1AL 6CHOFI6LD.

nls cel!cTsd that After ueees.l schna, "a "a.
uos from Tho War otaee b Will be 4-e.cLed 10
coz1nand npoc The Fac!fc CoAst w,sh prrdou,r-
:etaht esn Ffanc1seo. General ual,eck's ,tseput
Ac q ne opinion ttat II he ts otdesc, awsy
kon Laifotnlh he will Al onss scstgn.-TlAMC.
II that result Is likely to be produced
BY sending General bchot1e!d TO the -
clfc coasi, VIC trust he will be dczp.'cned
thence without delay, Tor he could do
the army no greater servicc than 10 r,d
ltot a"barrscle e"-!.oni ally yclept "Ol3
Brains who il neither useful nor orna-
mental 10 the military arm Of the gov
ernment During the war he sigoal,zed
htmfelt in tho field By restraining the
ar.ny from either fighting or pursuine
the e.srsny. and BY e1pellipg contrao Ands
from his lines, .ssang the soldiers 10 gu.rl
rebel property and To return iugttive
blacks to their rebel mAs.err. In the
Washington buIcau, what tine he WAS
not devoted to writing his book on ,ac-
tics-which henevcr pracstsedIwss spent,
spide1.like, In spinning red tape tor the
circunlocullon office.
, 1869-03-07
Anecdess OF the Lave James T, Bfady,

Mr. Brady Supported the war, and In the
'ConEec.icut pot'tleal campaign Of 1So3 he
spoka fox The Union candidates Against those
Ct the Democacy.- On one occasion the wri-
Ter went to Auacst9rg With him Al DanburY,
u was inst BEFORE the riecAun, and The c1-
cittmcnt was intense. Upon the previous
eEeniug, and ln- tho same hall, F Etruaudo
Wood had spoken a: u Democratic meeting,
ahd tne curiosity 10 hear aud s=e 80 copsrscu-
Gus Dsmocrat as Mr. Brady, who, 1t was
to the Irishncn, cramued the hall. The op-
position had prepared must Ingenioa.
method Of ofaunoyance- They had distributed
women ID various Parts OF the gallery to hiss
4nd Laugh Aad talk to dutu1b the orator, re-
l5iEg upon ihe lmpassibtAiy OF putting. them
ont II such4 Z dense taro.g.
:. The orator whs receired With aeclamatlou,
put he hardly b ran when the disturbance
began. ~1nefe ras audible talking Ia The pal.
lestes. 4 loud c1y Of "Qush!'' Srut
uPI" arns from the aoor, 50 earnest aud
9nSss 1sss saat MI. Atsdy Eas ooli.ed TO pau.c.
eld n: interruption. Tho cries Of Put 'em
cut wss so vehcmcst that the Chairman
turned to the gallery and begged the ladies
10 preserve order. Mr. Brads smiled, usde
ajoeasc remark and proceeded; but the IN
teHap1ina followed, and the audience BE-
cams Tc15 angry Ye. there seemed to be 40
method OF securing a!aezcc, for nobody
and IN any case It vould have been
vsry d'fieutt 10 cxpea shem. The Chairman
could only rep and e1host, hu. 1t seemed AZ
If 1hc uaeesirE would eao IN coainsion. Bur
With bis gs5 st sa.le Ar: Brady looked alorc
both OF ane galleries, aad then sald, II. The
Most Ierio-eornh tones: "Ah. well. Nj.
Chairman. It IL she old story. NJ addresses
arc ai~ays unacceptable to the ladies, tu5
an hachelor to this day n lie theo beeged
the antie1 &C not to Be troubled by ;he
tongues os~- his mir friends; ''tcr those
torcues," be said, with the most delightful
ouuoF In bis spiee, ase among the sweetest
trials ol lie" lie then frlshed his .peech'
tut be whispered as he sat down that It was
Iood deal like saEnE long wis without
hctIlrk the pzAs IN youY Al oex
, 1869-03-07
When Meesss. T albo,t apI Munson. of

When Meesss. Talbot and Muusou, Of
he u"uso. Printing Committee, made
thtir exposure Of tho attempt to bribe
hem 10 keep silent on the CORRUPT con.
'ract for stationery between ex Secretary
" rds'e hrd Chatterton. paper dealer,
Guilds, If DuPsRe, and Taylor, OF the
n 'r'h Division, jumped to their feet and
intsrposed every objection and quibb'e in
their power TO prevent the sdcp.ion or
the JOINT resolution annulling the con
-tLact and .fozbidd,ug The payment OF some
*1a,o0o out Of which the Stata was being,
s~tndled:. .Chllds .pzdcsiaed -his usual
petty parliamentary tactics to s.Avs OF
sIo defeat action, AID Taylor gnubled
erd slui1ered and "couid not see thai
"apy good would come oi It II tho rcsoiu-.
"tion p.sted." "The Judiciary Commit
"'ec." lie ssad, "had decided thas The LkR.
'islAturn could not annul sontrscs"
nc. DsJ B nd'a Judiciary Committee
*'so decide that frauds do not 'y,1tste
fortrIcts, hid thai swIndie. on the State
ATE binding II It did then that commit
'te reeds rccnnstruc'lon abou! as badly
S the psper contract.
It has been noticed by the cons.i.u.
'uts q Chllds and Taylor that they ad-
v7cstc-gratuitously, OF conrse-.lmos.
very oill that IS supposed 10 have money
y n, ard offend preuy much overy
-chtne the pc pic cordemr.
, 1869-03-07

It may seem strange that any upcertafntv
should exist as to whether Mary Aaxdalen
was The seme person a. Mary, the s1>ter OF
Martn., ~ not, Jet not only is the polut un-
sides, It appears absolutely indetesmtr ab.e.
Common tradition, however, makxs them
the sane, aud replt senfs the MaRda1en com
ing, with her sister and Lazarus To MArsei.!e4.
where Lazarus WIS the Grst BIshop, aud tax
Ing up her nbode In q care cslIed L. saint
Beanme. between Tou!on and Marseiiies
Her relics we're discovered In the thirteenth
century 1t S.. AAximirs q, snd were author
itattvelF proved genuine by many munu-
mebts found w1.b them" Charles, OF Aujou,
who had been taken prisoner bY the King Of
Aragon, a:cIihed hts liberation to the Mag-
dslen, and caused her remains to b. trans
iesrtd, with great pomp, 10 the church he
nad built It that place and there they e1-
At suIl: Ihe bead IS tn 4 asuhttrrxnesu chapel,
10 gold ease set With large tiauonds 1t
conssIs con r., y only Of her skni1, except q small
savior is said 10 have touehed her. Bw
there are other claimants for the posses.Isu
Or her rifles As CALVIN says, There toi-
lo~eth affer LpZasus and Magdel*ue his I'd.
ter. as touching him, he hath, n lasre a. I
The other at Aui ihu1u, The THIRD at Avo1or.
torasnuch hs Maxdtlinc waA womsu.
It behoyed thtt she should be inferior to her
brother, therefore, she hath but two bodies,
Hneseof tue one is At Vesele, near
Ansssre, 51aa; md the other, which is Of
1herr where the head i part, with ter ao{i
me fongere, whiche is d piece o. wAxn, which
some some doe thyuke TO be the marke th3t
Jesus Cnrist gave her In despit because be
= as sory that sEe Wou1da touch him" The
,Vezelay ore. Bueltr sui ! lests, mag BE- that Of
rome other Mary mentioned io the Gosttl "
Ca1sin, however, had never read "syillts~
balo's Travels" OF he would have known
That third body vas At Epaesus, when the
Greeks held to be the genuine one, and witch
Wat y5 ua1sated TO Coustantiuopie b. Leo the
M!se. Ci the apostle chosen Into the rom
of tie naltor-st. MatthIas-one body Is ia
ne abbey church Of Trler, another At ST..
Maria hsrgiorc At Rome, though this may
possibly be!snE to another MatthIas one Of
ne carry bEhoPs Of JeEusaletn ; aud Calvin
declares here Is another at Padua. Be-
E {des thit. be hath head snd m arue par,e
likewlse At Rorue.'-Cor.aAM Kaaazsns.
, 1869-03-07

.
amusement at large brings many ipteres' Ing
bi.& OF news, ant among th:m a5e inc iol-F
loving. Fsnnie 'Ktmbelt, Wnos nFst made
hsT operate dttstt tn CHICAGO, a9fne AatsE
Tststst. as 1' sesoo he.a4a aio's,. s. e:d
mpoecr, i leading the orchestra II ;tao
W.yeriy Theatre, New York. ~
kellogg appeared In opeT. IN Now fo[k si last
Monday f'esf9s - sa'gx sxris:, eei,1ai and
srsopaeei At sG'' ':Mps'ss' esa'0' H.oeinsnn ,sas
Faust foF the a.st tms 10 ltalaa
$50. Pauline Markham. tho famous
blonde Of The Lydia Thompson Troupe nss
lost ihe sight otooe oi net eyes h.te
drama written ior, hsr ~ ~ Ensuan
author, entitled, The Shadow Of Crlne
-: The prtcch at The Tammany, SeW
fo'k, have been lowered Inc Se*
1ork hea,Fe t - e1 asd mnhe rs 1q1alf tSs
barter nc Of the Rlch'ncs Troupe, has loss
his voice, and been compelled to stop slug.
Ing Annie Kemp Is now WIG Oh
Brookhouse Bowler the tenrf -:
A new quartet cino .,r,.3ss as
teen formed 10 Boston suuaat
Parepa-Rosa III commence sefie: Of Easnsh
opra on : grand tcaie neIt 1aai, oPsans
Htth "Lurline. Laura heene as .sk9n
the management g Wats upesd1 r., npuse an SC ~
y AL IL t0o" = AAs'- -t.-L..
Boosa8 ibcatte On TIC otu " erptsnao5
ne1k.' =. lie 4Sain la1mIaoa rf .uaPI -
upon the eve o. dlssotn!!oci Itsl .as .a
bought oat Joth brouEoau iutetest ~ LUZ
Iattes's tneafe, ano E9.se ~ psuooee
oE<To ooage t1e'e on ius tas ~ nptu.
worcester, haes ~ 70 nass "ae ~ 'ue ptT.. IT..
tfe:s theatIes. IN Ns" = Eoe.sna' r.;,sas Mlss
Aooettt soe p7"tge .. i. ,AeuESs
rs ce@4eLceu ~ saEts - IT, e."
1otK. :. .Sqa''es; Luf n1t'
finlnaai aEa 4socns. s,s,a a' " H., sanElle
IN opsA = 6an Ahsis H. .,so ..e ~ ~
eomsaS ~ s IN nas '1e r Rs, RRs.s, ~ -, ~. b
one nc. sne HIa Mi,,in 39 ~ p.,,sr arna ~ ~
p.9I.;sa s - WWe,hsch ss iihr.tt,st ,,n. .ne
1aser as11@u .ctnr - an1 s3narr rheres1 ~.
bot.;.n ae e.n,ntI,er :. nhort - st.rf ~ naa
t+.,,tnt. .n,,r thrnn1h nermsrr with ii, ha~
snnr,c,, snnes -The Wsr;,n,s ,ia Gr,i1.
Lts+, - hn.h,nd IA sho,t ~ 1,;-b1ish = ~,
,,1st rm5 IN IN v,.ita whirh 1,e ,nd hia d,.,5n
onIsbr5 wite ma tn:thA tt1;t.d a+,4.. ~btaf
EiN co1,,fo .evr1si -eonf frihnffons trnn, p;s1
,ori hrneT. .Gon1nd IL hnrd a. vnrL
nrnn nj, rreat oTs,Rrin Hst Tac.,i.,, 'A =
Etaromo Neyerhfer: II has NM hee, s.re,.
fofo, d lett 10 f1Fs family fortune ~ s11I m
.Mario has corn1ete1x 1nst hIs vnsra
Anrer. nnw In his ei1hfy c3rh,h Tca,'
fas init dnIshed the iibret:o II hnothcr nnx
comic oncra. The King of Sw"dsn ha.
invited Aua)ins Paftt.Gamr "a visft Stool.
holn at he exKiratinn 6f her enragn1ent at
st. Pe}erxhnrr1 sttaEosrh whn, hss-
boncht.. Rosz.Ts Mas f,r id, ooof, viii
hTinc Il mt nj thr Italian tIncra inTernrefed
bs Neada,nea Kr.nss. Aihnni SIrniinI and
Scre-; 4lhnrf nnT thn T!ountess prnnIi pr+.
, 1869-03-07

The considerable number of bribery
investirauoni which hive; taken place
ssuAdtf the leMEpglith lkw, have striking
:ly;shown bothuhn 4eed i'd tfltlenoy Of
-tta s!sIu'e. Psrhhpsl. tia moxt notable
case has been that OF the immensely 1ioh
and a11stocrasic Tory brewer Of Dublin,
Sir Arthur Guinues', who was unseated
after spet ding e16 000-$80,o 900 In gold
sum amounting 10 e3 tor every vote be
received. The Judges appointed TO try
these cafes do 70. require proof of the
actual consent Of the member to corrupt
prsc',crs; y is enough il any person en-.
plo3 ed as hia agent has been guilty. In
The Dublin affair 1t was abunhantly
shown that the entire body Of Toryvotefa'
were bought with Sir Arthur Goinness's
money. No less than eight hundred paid
AFep's attended 10 his business, besldeR
nrmsers ofeecret managers, one OF whom
Was charged with the duty OF paying G5
spiece to whoevlr approached hi con.
fe.s'opar: 9Th ! certarn old fsilroad ticket,
The Jrtcc who decided 'Blr' Arthur
Gninness' fate declaTed hts purpose to
repc1t 10 the House oi c C,mmona the gen.
eral corruption Of the Dublin electors,
nnt quite probably they will be disfrau-,
cbis,d. The unsea'ed member csuuot be
Reelected,
, 1869-03-07

Pope Il The vatic1ns Little American boy,
fouroE five yeArs Of aec, was introduced With
-ths fsst. Whtn the ,iitilr sellow wa4 led mp,
tho Pope seemed pleased with bis bright. ID
telI'gent face, ~ khltlI fa1'ed hl. foot higher
th.n usnsl, 70 lh.t the boy might moro essi,
Pioseatanr d4d hot understand II to be An svt-
deuce Of favor. He Strengthened himself uo
as II his dignity had been compromised.
looked fnIl 10 the eye Of the Pope, aud az.
sacred sharply: ''So, ar, teon't do i9f'
TIE Americans and EuslLh present endesv-
oyed to prescrvo grave countenauces, while
the Pops smiled good-humoredly, and ex.
claimed H4meyteano ~
, 1869-03-07
LITE Do1naa or TIE BOARD OF EDU-
CATION.

On the evening OF the LII Of March
the Board OF Education OF Chicago held
= meesi1e, eee proceedings OF which
were peculiarly interesting. In order
that they may be- better understood, i:
should be stat.d that the expenditures OF
. tha board. tor the Je>z 1885, were shout
s75o.0oo. With the excep aon Of The ssh
asies Of lha teachers, this monsr MAS ex-
pended by certain committees or. the
board. The ccmmiiteea having any a,r~
thcT1ty 10 contract debts and order the
payment .hsreSi asc ~ follows:
cormitsu Of Buildings I'D asontds-Ttreo
Commits. OF Jsa,,osa and suppl.ss-Ths.s
Ccmrlt:tsc Of Fiultee ard Audftinr-Ttes%
nenbera
COMMITTEE. on Apparatus ard rtrrltu.e-
Connected with these al one OF the
cnmmtstees having jobs At i,s disposal, Is
the Committee On Text Bo1ks-:hree
mcmbazs. Theso committees are ap.
poinad BY the President OF the board.
BY the Eules of the boA1d, "4ll bills ap-
proved by the Finance and Auditing
Committee Ahai BE- +egdnded a. appr1red
"by The boord.'
The ,heoty III that each comu,siee.
ihouRh entTus:ed with the powe. 70 incur
debu and liabilities. and expend lis pro-
po1tionate thsIe Of the $75oooo, Ii sub
ject 10 check on this part OF ano.her
committee chsrged with tho special duty
Of protecting tic public. But The prae-
uce IL otherwise. These i've com uittees
Gall fo1 di'cen members. The wholo
board coossa Of sixteen, and, leaving ous
HE FIet1dsn'. tfesa Committees ought to
Include hll the members OF the board.
In the list Of commiL,ees for the Yea,
1861, ve etird:
Ba.iei1ss and Grouras-Bsl,.aty1e. Carrier md
ADai',n: Are Rasy,n and
App.rsscs trd ru1a,tufn-xs.erve, onilso.u
JAEl1ors sad eupplies-Ave1y, Dslllxtyne md
T1rAt.m.
Il will be seen that stx members,
viz, Mestrs. Bsllantyrc. Carter, Meserve,
Tinkham. Runyan and Guilford, consd-
tusc majority OF all these coumistee.,
and Messrs. Wentworth and Avery,
though dtcidsdly ornamental, are about
~ helpless for suy control. resuAias or
authority, as !Fthey we're noa-1es:dents
OF Chicago. These six gentleman are, in
tac,, the Hoa,d of Eiucs,on. Mcssrs,
TilLtam ard Ba11aD'vne, OF the Oom-
mite o. 1Antscrs and Supplies e1pend
2l5o,ooo = yesr, ard Mess14 f.nkhsn
a1d RuIyan approve the bills. 81 with
I'll the o:htr hnetpess Of the board In
In which the expenditure Of money Is
ccnce1ped-'hese slx gentlemen hold the
: executive power, and the approval by
tro OF the ktx Is ma1e an approval,
without appeal, Of the expenditure Of the
whole $75o. 900, or any Other sun ordered
BY the other iout. By reference to the
committees Of the year pfeviouh NO dAd
, 1869-03-07

Il has been long known shas there
were In c1ts;euce eer,atn "Llws OF
Japsu," 10 which japanese officials habit
ml'y made reference, and which Ii Was
considered sscrcd duty 10 coucess from.
all protane eyes. a copy OF these laws
has at last found its way 70 Europe, They
consist Ct one hundred sections. The
iourder Of the lsse Tyeoon's house, whn
lived carly In the seventeenth century,
originated this code. Among the pro
visions which II contains arc some curl
oua Instances Of social prescription Thus
Il IL declared thAs the married aase ia The
great relation OF mankind, and .thal one
should not live alone alter sixteen yesEa
Of a6e. Concubinase Il sanctioned With
In certain limits, The Mtksdo may
, 1869-03-07

Dr. Joseph P. Thompson says Ar. Beech.
er'a forTriiuiuess IL the common p1ase OF
1ooes she &C
~ ~ he MIR IN something more important
IL He reia,ez sta4 Mr- Betcher, hasing prepared
.e1crM leit ers for the nan, vent to the
Hoet flee and called tor the letters In bis
bor, which at orce engaged his attention.
RetnErg hcme, he took OF his hat, and out
dropped the u1mailed letters. To punish
bis 1orgetin1uess, he turned back asa:n
10 the Poss Office. walked up 10 the window
and demanded his 1etters. The astonished
wese tere dyr minutes ago, and + EAve yoa
youz letters; ttcre is nothing sn your boz"
t.Wbai : fosgetful. fool m r. exclaimed
Ar. Beecher, and Ectarned to his house again
10 coyrr bid shoulders with letters showeting
:ffusn lis bat. 1his tina hs gathered them
into his hand. and holding them before his
eys6, nssrhed psck to thu Posi- Os1cn and
succeeded IN depoalt1Rg them u tho mall
, 1869-03-07
Beautiful Hands.

Such beautiful, beautiful ha1dsr
They '1e pe1ttts Nh:te Eor tmAns
AID you. xaow, would scarcely think
Ictt they were !a11 n all
Tvs looked Oh hsnes Ehlza fogm md hra
a Gculptof's dlesu rtE5t be;
Yet Aft these aged. ~1luAlEd h32d4
Most beautiful 10 ms-
Eueh beautiful, teso,Ifal hxEd41
Though beat; ucse weasJ 1Id sad,
The psi.snt ha1de kept tollitx On,
TA4t children might be 11td.
I almost Wetp ~ looking h4ek
To ehiltkotdss distant aaY.
lthiLS so1 thtso h1tdaleaisd 43f,
When mine were It tas,r pl1J.
Such beautiful, besEuta3 hxrdsf
TteJTe frurtne liable poW:
Fc: ttE,e aud patn haS6 len thets work
Nn eand& a1a hesIf, and bfox.
Alsf Alas ihE ke4IlI tin.,
AEd The ee6, a1d tay 10 me,
NJ EN LeAth Tie dAIsles, cEf Of &lIhf,
Ttsse txnds xlu lelded be-
But Oh teyon5 this shadow lamp.
Where al 10 bright std l.lE
k1nN fusl we'll I'll &c te3E old t3s0
VIII Ans Of NC orr otat- ,,.-
Where erJttsI streams. thtoef1 e0aese 's"As
flaW ever EotdEn sxLdss
And Wne4 the CID Kfow 5a1hc AHAnf
III e,asp my aothxr4 hssd&.