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Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-06
THE LITTLE WAR.


Our readers have no doubt been
wearied with the personalities of &c We
locals" of two of the morning papers of
the city, which finally eliminated yes
terday in a personal uppleasantness"
between the parties, or, parodying the
Irishman's expression, a discussion"
with finger nails. We have to say that
we hardly know how to restrain these
ordinations, originating, as they usual
ly do in trials of wit, not very brilliant on
either side, and insensibly tending to-
ward personality and abuse; and sell
dom interfere to deprive the aggrieved
party from the privilege of reply. In
the present case, the loss of temper and
the fpger-nail attack came from the
other side, and, as the public will pro-
badly judge, the losing side, in the dis
nnseinn We trnst the matter is now
ended, and think it only prudent to
say that II these parties cannot keep
their temper, they had better drop con-
troversy altogether, and stick to their
legitimate vocation Of furnishing the
town with the local news, and keep
their "squibs'' for the Fourth of July
and other festive occasions. Let us
have Peace"
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-06
APPRENTICES.

The New York Sun, in an article on
the labor question, urges the adoption
of an apprenticeship law, such as that
recommended by the New York State
Workingnen's Assembly at its session
held in Albany in January last Our
contemporary remarks are generally
sound on the subject. 1t says:
"Not only should every facility be
extended to boys and girls for learning
trades, but provision should be made
for having them properly taught. Every
apprentice should be bound only by
indentures which require the master to
teach as well as the apprentice TO learn
his trade, and the term of apprentice
ship should be long enough to insure
the production of thoroughly trained
and skilful mechanics. AS things are
now, boys stay with masters just long
enough to get smattering of know
ledge, and then set up as journeymen.
The community is cursed by set of
botchers, and the professional reputation
of really competent men suffers accord
ingly."
| There is no doubt much truth in this
declaration. Some reform is needed
among the trades in this country, by
which such discipline and period of ap-
premiership will be enforced as to in
sure competent skill in different branch
es, and protect good workmen in tbei
calling when they have become such
1t is desirable, not only for the trades
but for the community generally.
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LATEST FROM CuRA.

Dispatches dated Havana, April 80,
contain advices to the 10th. The Cuban
Congress was in session at Sioanicu, a
village about eight leagues from Puerto
Prinnin a-Gan Casnadas presided. and
thirty members we're present represent
ing all parts Of the island. Resolutions
declaring freedom from Spain and an
nexation to the United States the ends
to be attained by the war were passed
unanimously. Quesada was chosen gem
eralissimo. A determined spirit was
evinced by the members, and they ap-
peared to have strong hope of success.
Several of the revolutionary junta have
been arrested in the Puerto Principe dis
trict. The insurgents have appeared in
Cinco Villas and the surrounding dis
tricts.
The insurgent government, it is re-
ported from Washington, have negotia-
tons in progress for the purchase of the
Peruvian monitors now at St. Thomas.
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The intelligence lately published to
the effect that DIR. Livingstone had late
ly arrived at Zanzibar is contradicted.
According to the hypothesis of Mr.. Rod
erick R. Murohison, DR.. Livingstone has
abandoned the Northern route in the
African interior in his Investigations
relating to thewa;ers of lake Tanganiki,
and will probably be first heard of from
one of the western Portuguese settle
ments, having meanwhile traversed a
a vast and unknown country in his ex-
plorations of the rivers believed to flow
westward from the abovenamed lake.
On the 10th ultimo, Mrs. Sallie Eliza
beth Lincoln, widow of the late Thomas
Lincoln, and stepmother Of the late
President Lincoln, and by whom he was
principally reared, This own mother hav-
ing died while he was very young did
in Coles county, ILL.,, at an advanced
age.
Rear Admiral Craven reports to the
Navy Department the destruction of
many Indian villages and settlements,
salmon fisheries, canoes and forts in
Alaska by the United States steamer
Saginaw in retaliation for the murder Of
one or two soldiers.
The proposition is formally before
the Colombian House of Representatives
to impeach the President of the Repub-
lie and four of his ministers before the
Senate, on eight different charges.
The Guild of the Holy Cross, high
church Episcopal society, was organized
at Christ church in Fifth avenue, New
York, Sunday, with intensely rituaiistic
services, the forms and observanoes be-
ing nearly the same as those which
characterize the Church of Rome.
Two men attempted to rob the money
wagon of the American Express Compa-
ny in Broadway, New York. Monday,
but were unsuccessful, tao they knock
ed down the messenger and had possess
sion of the wagon. They were arrested
before they could drive off.
In the circuit court of Louisa, held
last week, the grand jury brought in
some six or eight presen ments for per-
jury against different citizens of that
county who had taken the ironclad oath.
1t is said there is considerable indigna-
ton among the people of the county
against the crime, and the parties ac-
cused of it.
A writer from Charleston, West Vir-
ginia, says: The people here are Legin-
ming to talk of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad strongly; though l think if they
should happen to get a road opened !
through the hills to the sea, and an en- /
zine should come whistling down one of |
he ravines, majority of the inhabitants !
would take it for granted that twas the |
Angel Gabriel with his big horn, though |
hey would be too lazy to go out to see. l
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-06
WAR AND LABOR.

Lord Stanley, in late address to the
Workingmen's Conservative Association
at Glasgow, gave some advice which is
as applicable here as abroad. We COM
mend the following in regard to war to
the workingmen of our own country:
"All 1 will now say is, that if any
foolish war cry should be got up-it
may not seem likely at the present mo-
ment, but it is thing always possible
then will be the time which will really
test your, the workingmen's, political
Judgment and good sense, cheers:1 for,
after all, these questions touch you more
deeply than they touch anyone else
Heavier taxation and increased debt,
bad things as they are for | classes, in
volve to the capitalist or to the land
owner generally nothing more than the
deprivation Of some Injuries which he
can very we'll afford to do without, hear,
hear;7 but to you they involve the loss
of comfort, the loss of employment, in
some cases the want even Of necessaries.
They involve harder lot for your chill
dren-more poverty, more ignorance.
worse lodging, worse pay and more dis
ease"
After the experience of the late bloody
civil strife, its drafts, conscriptions, i'm
poverishment of laboring men and en-
riching of the few, its widespread de-
moralization and misery, it would seem
that our countrymen ought to need no
warning against war; yet there are dem
agogues and newspapers here constantly
tanning the war spirit. They insanely
imagine that it would be popular with
the masses, and pretend to believe that
it would consolidate the country. 1t
would do no such thing. Neither North
nor South desire any addition to the
enormous burden of taxation, all of
which is ingeniously made to fall upon
labor, upon the poor, in the eud.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-06
Seg- In a conversation between tn

Eks In a conversation between the
President and several gentlemen re-
specting affairs in the Island of Cuba,
the President, it is said, stated that the
Spanish authorities had acceded to
every request made by our government
where the rights Of persons or property
of American citizens were involved, and
that the Spanish authorities were very
confident O. their ability to speedily put
an end to the instruction. On the
other hand he said the government had
been informed by insurgents, through
our agents now in Cuba, that they
would eventually succeed IN their revo-
linton, although months might pass ere
they accomplish it. The President,
therefore, according to present advices,
is opposed to taking any steps looking
to an interference either on one side or
the other in the struggle now going on
in the island,
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-06

Leaving registered vote not cast."...56, 7o4
1t will thus appear that 44,017. or
nearly ope-third of the white registered
vote was not cast, while but 1861
only little more than one-eighth of
the colored registered vote failed to ap-
pear at the polls. The whites, too,
were greatly divided on the question ;
there being 81, 249 votes recorded against
the Convention, and only 14,645 for it /;
while, of the colored vote, 92,507 is re-
corded for the Convention, and Gully 630
votes against it. The combined major
itv in favor of the Convention was 49,
ASS. and the apathy or hostility of the
whites threw the Convention into the
hands of negroes and Radicals. That
was a serious mistake, against which
we warned our people, when we urged
them to vote for Convention and to
jorlty ofConservatives thereto. In that
case, we should not now be found en-
gageu in life and death struggle against
the proscriptive features Of a constitu-
ton under which respectable white pro-
perty-holders would be unable to live.
With all the fatal apathy on the subject
of registration, and with tie Freedman's
Bureau in full force and vigor to stimu-
late the negroes all over the State to
register, the whites predominated to the
number of 4,269. We think it safe
to assume that the new registration will
increase the white vote not less than
$4,000, SO that we shall have white
registered majority of about 10000.
1t is estimated also, that the negro vote
will fall off about 10000, they having
polled a larger vote on the Convention
question, under the delusion that they
were each to get forty acres and a mule,
than they will cast again. Certain it
49, ttIdb x CsttCi CilOi 20 W III DO III LCAt
time by the Conservatives to influence
their votes or to keep them from the
polls. This will make difference Of
from forty to forty-6ve thousand in favor
of tie whites, and, by proper effort, will
insure the election OF Walker
hat, then, is the duty of the people
of Virginia ? Why, manifcstly, to reg
lister aud see that every man is at the
polls GA the day of election. If we sue
coed in the first election and adopt the
expurgated Constitution, then the great
body of whites who are now only tenn
porarily disfranchised by the Recon-
struction laws, will be restored to the
enjoyment of the rights Of suffrage, and
will add at least 10000 to the Conserv-
alive vote of the State. After that, we
shall hardly have struggle to maintain
ascendency.
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THE VOTE OF VIRGINIA.
From Lynchburg Virginian.

The following statement, which was
extracted from the records at Richmond,
last week, will show the exact number
of registered voters, together with the
vote on the question Of Convention,
taken at the last general election in
Virginia:
Total of whites registered, ........,.".12G, l0l
60 c0lored i" ...........lO5 S32
Total registered vote...,.. 1888
Total " hite vote cast...... 1904
% colored !" 49,. SO, las
Total vote cast.........l69.22 9
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TO THE WORKING GLASS; am
now prepared to furnish all classes Win
the whole OF the time, or Tor the spare
moments. Business new, light and prot
liable. Fifty cents to IS per evening, -
easily earned by persons OF ELMER r, sex,
ss nneT Great inducements are offered
t tn the business; aud, that every persen
who sees this notice, may send me tneir
seIuas 1 make the following unparal'
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NEW STOCK SPRING GOODS
IN DRESS GOODS WE ARE OFFER.
ING EXTRA INDUCEMENTS

BARGAINS. BARGAINS. BARGAINS
In all Departments.
1000 yards in Plain, Plaid and striped
Dress Goods at 70 and 25 cents.
Splendid lot of new Goods for suits from
3719c. up.
Great Bar gains in Colored Silks.
Largest and Cheapest Stock OF Black
Silks in this city from $l.50 per yard
to the best.
Alpacas in all the best brands--the Buff
falo brand in all numbers,
White Quilts all styles and pri, es.
Towels and 1oweling in all qualities.
Table Damasks, extra goods nd cheap.
Novelties in Lace Stock and cheap.
Great bargains in Hemstiched Handker-
y chiefs.
Parasos and Sun Umbrellas in great va
Our entire Domestic Stock at the lowest
prices.
Best Prints at 1914 cents, yard vide
cached CotGons at l21a cents.
GA Special attention is called to our
stock of Cloths and Cassimers, new sly les
SILK Nantes, Lama Lace Points, Spring
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Kid Gloves.
A call is earnestly solicited from all
who wish Real Bargains.
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Popular Dry Goods Store.
apps As Main street.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-29
Rock Elm Local.

Minnesotians are here husily engaged
in getting out lumber and wood.
The most Of our people have just
finished threshing their grain. Wheat
will average about rs bushels to the
acre.
On Sunday evening last Rev. H..
STILLwELL, of the Free Will Babtis'
church, commenced protracted effort
in cur town.
-Messrs. Fox & HAwN have just put
small saw in their mill. for the purpose
of saving out sleigh-runners, etc.
Rev Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Diamond
Bluff, gave ali interesting temperance
lecture 10 our citizens on the evening o!
the 18th inst. He is engaged in organ
izing Good Templar Lodges.
The people Of this vicinity greatly
desire that the County Board, at lis next
session, shall take into consideration and
act upon the subject Of opening the Co.
Road from Prescott east to the county
line. 1t seems strange that the Supervi
sors of this county are so backward in
approaching the actual wants o: the peo-
pie. People of other towns complain
that we pay no taxes. and that they will
have 10 foot the bill for the cost of such
road. We help pay all taxes according
TO our just proportion, with the rest of
the county, therefore demand that justice
shall be done us.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-29
Magazine Notices.

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l replied, / had received per cent. as
interest on a portion of the moneys de-
deposited in the bank, and that had
borne certain expenses that were justly
chargeable to the county, that l had not
charged the county with any, and did
not intend to. And with regard to steal
ing the county school fund, fatty de-
MED (as is the fact ever having the
county school moneys in my hands, at
any one time, for any purpose, except a
small portion Of it, collected as delin-
quent taxes returned to county and
paid 10 town treasurers once in three
months, as collected, until all was paid
as was the fact at that time, so that | did
not have one dollar of the county school
fund in my hands, or of any other school
moneys belonging to any town or any
school district. And in view Of these
facts, / am surprised that Mr.. Morse
should publish in the JOURNAL of Oct.
3Oth, that | admitted the charges az pre-
fered, and it is still more surprising that
these exposed and refuted charges should
appear again in the JOURNAL of the 18th
inst. l am almost forced to the conclu
sion that Morse penned the article head
ed "The Interest Question Again."
knowing that every important position
set forth in said article had no founda
ton in truth. l met j. l.. Dale at Dia-
mond Bluff, on Monday evening, Oct
Goth, where he preferred the same char
ges against me that he had at Trimbele
Saturday evening. [ met him at Trim
belle, and with what proof had been
able 70 gather, triumphantly indicated
my course, and established the position /
assumed, as the vote of Diamond Bluff
clearly shows. Dale failed to meet me
at Maiden Rock, Tuesday evening, and
left Thursday evening. to avoid meeting
me. Being no longer able to find foe
in the field, | returned home, and was
duly elected by the people to serve them
second term as County Treasurer,
which propose to do with what ability
l possess.
With many thanks to the electors of
Pierce county for this expression of their
co, fdence in me, | dismiss the subject.
NJ. B. WILLIAMS.