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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-14

VIRGINIA SESAToRs.~-A Washington let.
ter in the Baltimore san says:
a prominent member of the Legislature
who has been here says ii is as difficult to
determine IN Richmond as it is here who
will be the most prominent candidates when
The conflict comes. 1t is very certain that
no Radical aspirant will by any possibility
succeed, and there is still in some influcn-
ttal circles great opposition 10 takinga man.
rs they say. outside the Statc--that is. one
who has not been always identified with the
state, In this category of men 'out of the
State Is Included General Williams, al
though he Is perhaps the least objectionable
Of any Of the class and If they 90 outside
It seems to he conceded that he will be one
Of the senator's. Mr.. Edgar Snowdcn is
favortc with all the members from the
Piedmont region, but il is understood that
for reasons satisfactory TO himself he will
not take tho tcSt-oath, although he is per-
fcctly able to do so. He will therefore not
permit his name 10 be used. From all the
latcs, information the contest will probably
be between Mr.. Pcndlcton. General VIII
liamS, and Mr.. StearnS. There are great
many other aspirarts, but they have no
great strength. The name OF Dr.. Sharpe il
not now mentioned in any quarter"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
WHOLE No. 80.
Confcdcrais.o Bonds.

When the Alabama claims were
being agitated last fall, this paper took
occasion to point out that I'm any
equitable settlement that Would be
made the Confederate bonds would
have to be recognized by the United
States. Cable dispatches from Lon
don in Friday'spaper announce that
'"atiother meeting of the Confederate
bondholders was held here last even
ing. The object of the meeting was
to protest against parts of Senator
Summers speech against the Ala
bama claims treaty, and to petition
the House of Commons against grant,
ing any compensation for such claims
of the United States unless they are
adjudicated by an impartial tribunal
on the principles of equity and inter-
national law.n s, rIs.I 4.a
This means that the United States,
having administered upon the estate
of the late Confederate States, and ap-
propriated all their assets without
showing their amount, must now
meet the liabilities of the defunct.--
This Is equity, and any impartial tri-
bunal will admit the Confederate
bonds as offsets to any damages that
may be allowed. AS there We're about
four thousand millions of dollars of
these bonds issued, and as all of them,
except few kept as mementoes and
curiosities, have gone to Europe, hav-
ing been bought up by agents of Eu-
ropean houses, the amount of gold
which the Alabama claims will bring
to the United States Treasury Will
not be very great.--Bottimore Com
Diercidi. en- .-.l. a
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
Consistency.

James Weaver killed negro I'M
Texas, was taken out of the hands of
the law and tried before a military
commission--found guilty, and order
ed to be executed ON the 9th of Sep
TENDER, and General Grant, as Pros
ident, approved the sentence. In
Georgia, private Henry Mayot, ofthe
10th Infantry, killed q negro, and
was tried by n military commission.
After tedious examination, he was
found guilty of murder, and the find
ings submitted to General Grant,
Grant General disapproved the find
ings Of the commission, and ordered
the soldier to be dismissed from the
service OF the United States-to turn
the murderer loose unpublished At
Mount Vernon, Alabama, it will be
remembered, an officer had quarrel
with citizen, brought him unarmed
to his quarters, between q file of SOL
diers, and there deliberately drew a
pistol, and shot the helpless citizen,
infiicting o mortal wound. The off,
Ger was tried by military commission,
and sentenced to six months confine-
ment in a fortress! Mark the consis-
tency--the soldier may kill the oiti-
zen, and he goes unwhipped of jus
tice, but let q Southern man kill q
soldier or q negro, and he Is COIL
demned to be hung, and the Presi-
dent approves the sentenced This Is
the justice'' we are receiving ut the
hands of a military President, who
has an Attorney-G General ready to de-
eide In contempt of all forms Of
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
The Tribune ON Tennessee.

The New York Tribune, in an ar
ticle urging the Conservatives of Vir-
ginia and Mississippi TO adopt Their
Constitution and become reconstruc-
ted, makes this reference to Tennes-
see:
We urge the Conservatives 10
look at Tennessee and be assured that
prescriptions are inevitably transient
that they can not abide an atinos-
phere of pc ce and good will. No
matter how firmly and deeply they
may be imbedded I'm constitutions,
they aresure to be torn out and flung
away soon rs tho newly enfranchised
feel sure in their rights. Were we ever
so hearty a" Conservative" in Missis-
sippi, we should vote for the Constl-
tuition, in the undoubting trust that
whatever IL may contain that IL OBJ
jcctioImble will surely he stricken out
within few years. The way TO uni
versal amnesty lies through prompt
restoration. In Texas, indeed, the
Constitution To he voted on II 10 lib
eral that the CONSERVATIVES" will
very generally and heartily vote TO
ratify 1t.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
Dom. Hattie too Much.

Sea and river bathing are now In
in order, and il is TO be hoped that
people will not indulge In those luxu-
ries with recklessness. Many consti-
buttons are sadly shattered every sum-
mer by too much bathing. Bathing Is
a good thing employed in moderation;
but immediately enjoyed II becomes
a very dangerous and damaging
thing. Only the most robust and
soundest system can long stand daily
sea or river dimensions without be-
coming impaired. Persons afflicted
by organic disabilities should battle
in the sea or river not oftener than
every other day, and in no event
should they remain In the water
longer than ten or fifteen minutes. -
Any indulgence In bathing extending
10 half an hour or an hour (which IL
more frequently the rule than the ex-
ception) Is highly injurious, although
the injury may not be immediately
APPARENT Nn.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
oNor,hern Men in the south.

We copy the following from an &C
count of the recent Illinois press ex-
cursion, published i'm the Illinois State
Register, at Springfield:
The talk about Northern people not
being permitted to live in that coun-
try is all twaddle. 1t is not true
This We can readily assert of our own
personal knowledge of several cases
In point, where persons known to be
avowed Radicals in politics went
South to live and make it their future
home, conducted themselves as good
citizens, which they are, and no peo-
pie were ever received with more
cordiality and kindness, and none
would do these same Radicals mn act
of kindness more readily than the
native Southerner. They are anxious
that people from the North shall come
to their country and become part of
1t, but they very naturally want men,
not the scum and refuse of the North,
who leave their country for their
country's good.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10

PEN SpoRT.-tt takes all sorts of
people to make a world; and the list
Isn't Mt all complete unless tho no.
sort--numerically not an iuconsider-
able class---is included. A majority
of mankind, MS things go and appear,
are not marked by any special char
acteristics. Their emblem Is n cyph-
er, their achievements a blank, their
lives an inanity. Circumstances not
make nothing OF them and keep
them severely. The rank of parties,
associations, churches and all that,
think for the file, and substantially
act for 1t. Tilt takes all sorts of peo-
pie to make the world, II takes only
one TO direct its management. IL Is
all right IL there Is u big head and
good heart in the management, but
ifnot the chances are thatit will be all
wrong. lfafiiicted with doubts about
the matter, gather n few samples and
see for yourself. l nltur} vHl
Troubles, like wedlock, never come
singly. The moment u man tumbles
down every body rllshes to kick him
on his Welcome decent. The world
rather enjoys seeing somebody olso
stuck immovabIy fast in the mud
This Is very wicked, but IL Is rs natu-
raj as to put the best foot forward.
Etiquette IL u fine thing, but II may
exist without any heart Whatever
Half the "manners y that grace = O
ETY. are put on for effect. Behind iii
"A real nature that IL either more boor
or pumpkin than gentleman or lady.
"Al's well that ends well,n In "a
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
ALT. BURNETT.
A Northern Snowman on the Sifua
ton I'm the south.

O-- - 49, 'SCs>"--s
ALL Burnett, the so-called humor-
list, writes to the Cincinnati CONNER
cial under date of Macon, Georgia,
June 90:
The negroes here are not inclined
to work, If they can help IL. There
are from five to six hundred basking
in the sunshine. A railroad contrac-
tor was in the city yesterday to en-
gage laborers, offering them good
cabins, and finding them all the food
requisite and 81 per day cash. He
could only obtain eight hands in the
lot willing to work. They sleep
around i'm sheds and low doggeries
producing disease and death to an ex-
tent dangerous to the community
The people talk of enacting vagran-
cy law, but IL they do, the military
wouldn't let them enforce it.
Ibelieve am known to be q liber-
ty-loving cuss," and untainted with
modern Democracy, "so-called;" but
1 do believe the South ought to be
allowed (if the people of the North
ever want their future friendship or
love, to govern themselves, and not
to be forced to be governed by the
blacks. Allowances must be made for
their prejudlces, and If Northern men
would visit the South, and be with
them a few months, they could not
fail to sympathizc with them in their
troubles. Those hasty, flying visits
of committees who only stop long
enough to take q drink and eat din
ner, and talk with Northern men
resident here, are not the ones TO he
relied upon for fair statement. 1t
wants a converse with numerous peo-
pie, study of their character, an in
sight into their sincerity, to appreciate
the situation of the Southern people.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
THE BEnpAN Rrr1EIN TIE Rus.

THE BERDAN RIFLE IN TIE RUs.
SIAN ARMy.-Great efforts are now
being made to supply the Russian
army with the American Berdan
rifle. On the 22d of May, the Impe-
rial rifle battalion was armed with 1t,
and the men have begun to pratico
with II in the presence Of Gen. Bcr-
dan, the inventor. The projcctilo
from this rifle viii penetrate an inch
plank at u distance of ], $50 PAGES
The cartridges are made Of thin sheet
brass, and large contracts have been
entered into for manufacturing them
In this country. The warlike prcpar-
ations of Russia are, Indeed, very far
forward. About 10000 rifles have
been converted on various systems.
and several hundred thousand of iScr-
dams needle-guns are In the course Of
shipment from America.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
the Larse., Room in the world.

The largest room IN the world IL
not the Boston Coliseum, but II Is 10
be found In Iackn Nv, India. The
great lmambarra was built BY one of
the kings of Dude az "a citadel, and
one OF the rooms was set apart for
the most solemn ceremonies Of the
Moslemn worship. The architects
were required, in presenting "pro-
l,osals " for this building, 10 stipulatc
that IL should be nocopy of any other
work, and that IL should surpass
every ether building in the world in
beauty and iulgniicence.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
Old.

There is an old negro woman living
In what II called "Iiamner's Bend"
near Sowell's Mill, on Duck river,
says the Columbia Herald, who Is one
hundred and thirteen years old. She
remembers incidents OF the RevOlu-
tionary war with distinctness, and
talks Quite sensibly even now. Al.
though Of rather small stature she has
continued 10 do duty, and last year
she worked In loom, but she has
now ceased 10 work altogether. She
has daughter who IL now almostdy-
I ING with old age.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
as translated by

SAMUEL HARRISON cox, ID. D., LII ID,
Our Father, who art In the Heav-
ems; be sanctified Thy name come
Thy kingdom; be done Thy will, us
In Heaven also on the earth give us
daily our needful food and forgive
US our sins, as we also forgive them
that sin against us; and bring us not
into probation but rescue us from the
wicked one; since TO Thee belongs
the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory, for ages infinite. Amen.-
Mat. vi: 9-13, Luke xi: "a.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10

AN editor thus logically nudges his
delinquent subscribers; We dnn't
want money desperately. hut our
creditors do, and 10 doubt they owe
you. Ifyou pay us, we'll pay them,
and they'll pay you"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10

Sol SMITH RUSSELL, the talented
young comedian OF the Peak Family,
once lived In Cairo. We have heard
nothing else against him.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
A New Translation.

We have received, says the New
York Journal of Commerce, frequent
inquiries for the translation of the
Lords Prayer made many years ago
by the now venerable DIR. Cox, and
We present II herewith rs eminenty
worthy of study and preservation,
[ The Lords Prayer. 'ri
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
DISSOLUTION,

rI,HE FIRM or WM. BRoADpuS & 90.
l iSthis day dissolved by mutual "onsent,
aud will be hereafter conducted upon the
same strictly cash system 10y Josh. NJ, Rice
and Richard =. Broaddus. under the name
and style of RICE, BRoAnDuS & 60.
June ~. ish9-iw
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-10
Hastily yours,

HastIIy yours, -lI..IT .L.l.
G.. w. BLACKBURN, Comptroller.
+. S.-Since the date of the report
In the appendix, several hundred
bonds have been issued. Remember
this. ni Gl' no q. w. ID.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-16

The editors will prove too much for
Messrs. Snow and MORRIS. We
have already given the opinion of sun
dry correspondents as to the substan =
tial and durable character of the Pa
cifc Road The following paragraph
from the Chicago journal adds testi-
mouy against the fault-fnders. Nor
RIs will have to sucoumb, and Snow
is already melted:
Charles L. Wilson, Esq, proprietor
of this paper. who, In company with
Governor Seward, has travelled over
the entire length OF the Pacific Rail
road, from Omaha to Sacramento,
writes from the latter place: " In spite
Of l. n. Morris report, the Pacific
Railroad is the best Rel0 road ever op-
Grated in this country, and for most
of the distance, as good as the best
roads we have. This is also the opin-
ION Of Messrs. Ogden, Turner, and
other practical railroad men, Of the
Chicago party, who went to San Fran
clso last night.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-16
Independent Journalism.

Much is said nowadays of indie
pendent newspapers, and few, AFRO
eating to themselves that distinctive
title, boast largely Of their claims to
public favor because of their in
dependence. The Cincinnati Ga
zette punctures some pretensions Of
that character so artistically, that we
cannot refrain from copying its re-
marks entire. The truth is, much Of
what is called Independent jour
nalism, would be more appropriately
denominated as selfish, or mercenary
Journalism:
JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC PAT
RoNAGE.-That is heavy plea which
the Commef ciuL makes, that the
United States Marsha's advertise
ments which it enjoys are not Govern
ment patronage, because individuals
pay for them, and that they are given
to it purely on account Of It's trans
cendant merits as a newspaper. The
Chronicle can say the same Of the
Sheriff's advertisements. individuals
pay for them, and they are given to it
on account Of its excessive clrcula-
| ton, in Just the same sense that the
same sense that the Marshals adver-
| tisements are given to the COn nJeF-
ciaI. That paper has never shown
any lack of ductility to the seductive
influence Of public patronage, nor of
that ascidulous political virtue which
comes from the want Of it It will
see every sort of virtue in the United
States Marshal while it enjoys his ad-
vertising; but neither the Marshal
nor anybody else imagines that he
would have a virtue left in the Com
nlerciaPs eye, if ae should withdraw
| that advertising.
This is the very essence of the Conn
mercidps Independent journalism.
And the Commercial has distinguish
| ed itself by its frequent failures In
| that kind Of political management
which aspires to the inner circle of
administration favor by placing the
| Presidential candidate under especial
obligation. Its part in the cOmbina-
| ton to nominate Mr.. Chase against
| Mr.. Lincoln's denomination, is an ex-
ample of this. And its conduct while
| the scheme was pending to nominate
| Mr.. Chase In the Tammany Conven-
ton against Grant, indicated its pur-
pose to flop to his support if the plan
had succeeded The same desire to
get in on the general floor" in all
political management may be seen In
all the C0nlnaerciGPs course, by any
who think it Of sufficient importance
to look. This anxiety to take such a
forward part in political management
AS shall place the candidate under
especial Obligation to the commercial
aud shall make il a power in the dis
pensation, and this habitual disaffec
ton toward candidates who are
brought forth by a popular move
ment, are not the signs Of disinterest
edness nor Of independence; but
rather of desire to barter newspaper
service for official favor. The only
shred of a pretense Of independence
they leave to the Commercial is in the
fact that it's great schemes have uni
foTmly failed.
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s,..,otas ~ the lee.boUnd ssds.s On The
ia ~ which look / see tae tokens
oF iudicious cultivation ard careful
tendance, recompensed by q free and
nromising growth. | rejoice at the
Kindly care thus bestowed, and my
hope aud prayer is that, under such
auspices, all the promise which meets
my eyes may be amply fulfilled, and
that from these luxurlant fields a
harvest may be gathered, richer and
more abundant than has ever yet
been stored in the granaries of our
land.
These words are full of poetry, but
it seems like the poetry of despair.
| The apparent contrast between age
! and youth was never more forcibly
| presented. Were this the utterance
of less sincere man than Mr.. Bry-
ant, we should think that somewhat
of truth was Intentionally sacrificed
for the sake of Strengthening this
contrast, so much that IS beautiful
and attractive seems omitted from his
picture of old age.
All that gives promise Of happiness
to earlier life was elequently pictured
to the youth of whom he spoke, IN
Mr.. Bryant's words. But the sombre
coIors In which he drew the surround
ings of sge, and the hopelessness with
which he spoke of further profitable
work in advanced years, seem very
sad. We are sure that his own life
and labors show how truly the earn
est efforts of good man IN old age as
in youth, never cease to be capable ol
yielding a fruitful harvest, even IL
this world.
In the old age Of their brother
alumnus, William Cullen Bryant, The
students of William College have the
T brightest example Of what to max
their own. Sad as his words are, We
cannot but believe that such life a
his bears with it satisfaction that Il
given to few to Known y. Sun.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-16
Yours respectfully,
CHAs. b. BATEMAN.
Sad Speech BY WIN. cullen Bryant.


One of the saddest and most touch
ing speeches that we ever read is that
OF the venerable poet, William Cullen
Bryant, at the late commencement of
Williams College. Being called upon
to speak at the annual dinner. he
said:
1t has occurred to me. since in
the decline of life, came to wish once
more this seat of learning IN which
our youth are trained to succeed no
on the stage of the world, thai T am
in the situation of one who. stand;nr
on a spot desolate with winter and
dim with twilight, should be permit-
ted by a sort Of miracle to look mon
a neighboring region glorious with
the bloom of spring, and bright with
the beams of morning. On the side
where l stand are herbless fields and
leafess woods, pools sheeted with ice
a frozen soil, and the shadows of an,
preaching night. On the side to
which l look are emerald meadows
fields of springing wheat, orchards in
bloom, transparent streams. and a
genial sunshine. With me It Is too
late for any further hopeful tillage
and, if the pillow were put into
the ground, its coulter would be OBJ
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-16
card.


- v avs AA4bAAs ALGsa - uIy H. W.
Editors Journal:
GENTLEMEN-In your issue of this
morning l fnd a card from Mr.. Saun-
ders, Indirectly making an attack on
my competency and correctness as a
surveyor. Much as [ dislike any alter
cation with that gentleman, yet in JUS
tice to myself, l feel called upon for a
reply.
| would respectfully remind Mr.. S.
that the city ordinances authorize the
Mayor and City Surveyor, (let them
be whom they may) during their term
of office. to establish grades and lines
Of streets, &c. All grades made by me
were made according to that ordinance
and approved and adopted by the
Mayor and Council; there they are. and
good or bad In Mr.. Saunders judg-
ment, they stand on their merits
NOw-not on their conformity to a
grade map made by Mr.. S. many years
ago. l am also happy to say that my
lines agree with those of Mr.. Wood
/ ward, and | congratulate Mr.. S.
whenever his do the same. 1t is more
than they do with his own in many
! cases, which, as he says, " is capable
/ of demonstration" People who live
in glass houses should not throw
stones, aud am surprised Mr.. S
should attack me for incorrectness
Human nature, in all professions,
is liable to error, and l suppose sur
veyors are not exempt from the tail
ing-eertainly not In Mr.. SIS case
and as controversy on the subject
would only bring out many unpleas.
ant facts, | would respectfully and
kindly suggest to Mr.. Saunders the
advisability Of following the Scripture
which says, Study to be quiet anC
mind your own business, and [ vii
do the same.
Yours respectfully,
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which they Raw have little or nc oem.
munication. Evansville expects to
oh ain and retain trade solely through
her ability compete with other
cities, and not by virtue of any pc
culiar advantages she possesses IN
point of locality or means of commu-
nication. Therefore, the more rail-
roads the better, and we wish the
Princeton folks every success, and
trust they will not be outbid by the
little town of Patoka, because we de-
sire to have the talked of road run as
near as possible to our city.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-16

How Towns ARE BUILT IN Iowa
To illustrate how towns spring up. as
'twere in night, in Iowa, we give an
example Last Fourth Of July, the
town of Dexter, near our State Capit-
al, did not exist. Not house could
be found on the spot to be named
city" Even the crossroads black
smith shop was not there, and the
tavern was 10 the mystic future. This
year the editor of the State Register
went to Dexter to attend a Fourth OF
July celebration. He found about
one hundred and fifty houses there,
many of them substantial buildings,
with stores that had already sold
goods to the amount of 100000.
What is more, just outside of the viii
lage double the amount of improve
ment is going on.-DdUenpOrt Journal.