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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1869-08-05

Also Coz NTRY PRODUCE Of all descriptions,
without exception.
For any of the above enumerated articles, Won
arc NO liberty 20 trade If YOU choose, in which case
YOU will get more than the cash price.
The articles kept in the store are generally
known, but for theinformati0n Of those who might
not know, let il be said that We keep from needle
To an Anchor, or a hogshead of Sugar; by an An
Choir Of course we mean Fish Hook.
Gold and Silver will be bought according to Bal
timore quotations
INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS Of all demon
nations constantly on hand can be sent BY letter
on application. j. NJ. DECAubNE'
Harper. Ferry W. Va, June 10, lsG9-Jm.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1869-08-05

u W. Sc
SAMUEL II. WOODY,
AT HIS SHOP
OE MAIN S., ADORE CARTER HOUSE.
As on hand a stock to which the people this
community are invited, and he eels satisfied
that those who examine it viii be constrained TO
purchase lie does not profess to be able TO sell or
manufacture at lower prices than any one else in
the community; but this he does pledge, that he
will give satisfaction 70 all who favor him with
their patronage If experience and strict attention
20 business are calculated TO commend he feels
surcd that he has these two requisites for in
business. Intending % work none but the most
PERFECT MATERIAL,
ASD TO EMPLOY yoNE BIT
Competent WOl.kmen,
thoroughly skilled their business he can promise
Boots and Shoes,
for Gentlemen, Ladies, Misses and Children, IN
style that cannot be surpassed. He also ObHgates
himself % make an repairs made necessary by the
ripping of work sold or made at his establishment
free Of cot.
Ills READTWADE WORK, which will be
sold at the most reasonable figures, has been scec-
ted with the greatest care. and to the Ladies who
hay, so literally patrOnzed him in the past, he Is
able 20 give a guarantee that nothing will be sold
from his shop, that is not strictly what he recon-
monds it 70 be- lie has no desire to deceive, but
wishes TO make a living by straigh forward, hon
est manner of dealing.
lie will keep constantly on hand 4 large and
general stock Of the very best quality of SOLE and
UPPER LEATHER. Calf and Morocco skins, II
niuCs and other Findings, which he will sell at the
lowest prices for cash. lie respectfully asks call
from the public.
lie also intends to keep on hand large and
Beautiful y Assortment
OF HATS,
10 which he will call the attention Of gentlemen in
need Of this important article Of dress. and if they
VIII give Him call he knows they will be pleased
zy.f, His Shop is one door above the Garter
House" and Ladies' and Gentlemen will lose moth
ing bv walking that far 10 see his stock.
Ne. Highest price paid for HIDES in Trade, or
thcCash il necessary.
April y, ls67-tf SANrL II. WOODY.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1869-08-05
TO THE IVATMERS,
ETillcTs and Others
IN THE

COUNTIES or JEFFERSON cLAEhk.
AVTNG associated ourselves in business for
the purposes Of the above Card We viii pay
for Wheat. Flour. Corn aud all other kinds OF Pro
drcc the highest market prices in CASH. or will
Receive and Forward on Commission, making sales
and returns in the short Fl time. ..-
STARRY ( LOCK.
Charlcstown Depot, Jan. 10. lsG'.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1869-08-05
CHARIESTOWN
MARBLE WORKS.
MAIN STREET. OPPOSITE THE CARTER HOUSE,
DiChl d Bro.
MANUFACTURERS or
NSOTgTEESTS TOTsEsS,

Head and Foot Stones, Nantes, Statues and
Carving. In al, its various branches and all
work in their business an orders promptly filled
at the lowest rae. and shortest notice aud all work
delivered and put mp, and guaranteed to suit pun
chasgrs. 10 not no sale. Please call and see and
judge tory0ur~eivys before purchasing elsewhere,
and natrpujFa Home Manufacturers.
The subscriber, have also in operation their shop
in Nlrtiu-burg where they viii give prompt at
tyutiou % an work entrusted 10 them.
DIEHI. BRO.
Clailcsiorn. July Is, lSG7-lv.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1869-08-05

III L. are now opening one Nl tue ldi 80 = -,
w of Goods ever offered in llalltoWn, and VIII
sell them at I-ERT RED NCED
PRICES.
Give us call and price our goods. We feel con
fdent that our Stock and Prices will please. Our
stock of Ladies' Dress Goods Is large, embracing
all Qualities and STYLES. Our stock Of Cassimcres
is complete. consisting of American, Scotch, In
gish and French Cassimcrcs Of qualities eoiors
and STYLES
We bought the most Of our Cotton Goods last
February and we are prepared to sell them much
cheaper than they are usually sold this Spring
We sell our best brands OF Cslicos at our former
LOWPRICES.
We pay Cash or will exchange Goods for all kinds
Of Country Produce.
Thankful for the very nattcring patronage we
have received, weTcspcctfuliy solicit continuance
of the same. y. I. ENGLE, Agent
HaItown, Va, April 30. lStS.
TROUND PLASTER and Goes Super Phos-
K phate OF Lime always on hand az the Cheap
Store. Is. J. ENbLt' Agt'
7 UMBER and SHINGLES am prepared TO
] furnish any quantity Of Dressed Lumber,
Door and Window Frames, Window sash. Cy-
press Shingles and Plastering Laths. Palings &c.
at the Cheap Store. i. ]. ENGLE, Act
IyRESHFISH.-I am constantly receiving Fresh
Sbad and Herring at reduced prices VIII
sell them by the dozen. barrel or thousand. War
rauted sound and fresh. j.. F. ENGLE, Agt
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1869-08-05
BOOTS AND SHOES.
NEW STORE!
Now stock! New Goods,
G. i. GARRETT,

WlCkLIFFE,
HAS just returned from the Eastern cities
where be- has purchased New Stock of
LEATHER. aud every thing complete TO supply
BOOTS and SHOES on the best and most accom-
mollting terms. IIc keeps ON hand % supply Of
Boots and shoe, bought from the Ec,f HoHsc,. and
t. also prepared To- manufacture Prime Article t.
order. lie is prepared, also, to manufacture all
kinds of
harness and Gears,
0'as good quality a. can be procured.
In addition hc will open Store with full as
..T
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
The PTeaidsnt's Family.

Mrs. johnson, d confirmed invalid,
has never appeared in society in Wash
ingtOn. Her very existence Is myth
to almost every one. She was last seen
at a party given TO her grandchildren.
She was seated in one Of the RepubIl-
can Court chairs, dainty affair OF sat
in and ebony. She did not rise when
the children, or older guests were pre-
sented to her, she simply said MY
dears, [ am an invalids" and her sad,
pale face and sunken eyes fully proved
the expression. Mrs. johnson looks
much older than the President, ana her
age does exceed his by few swings OF
the scythe of time. She Was never beau
tifuI, but an observer would say, con-
tenn plating her ga noble woman
Gods first, best gift to man." Perhaps
il is well to call to mind at this time
that it was this woman who taught the
President 70 read after she became his
wife, and that in all the earlier years
she was his counsellor, assistant and
guide. None but wise and good
mother could have raised such daugh-
ters as Mrs. Patterson and Mrs, StoV6r.
When Mrs. Senator Patterson found
herself the ''first lady of the land" she
made this remark, which has been the
keynote of the feminine department. OF
the White House from that eventful day
to the present time: "We are plain
people from the mountains of Tennessee,
called here by a national calamity. l
trust too much will not be expected of
u.s." When Anna Surratt threw her
self PROSTATE upon the floor of one of
the ante-rooms Of the White House,
begging piteously TO see Mrs, Patterson,
she said ''Tell the girl she has my
sympathy, my tears, but I have no
more right to speak than the servants
of the White House." When the SPAR
don brokers'" trailed their Shiny lengths
everywhere about the mansion, they
never dared to cross a certain enchant-
ed pathway, and the face of any loby-
ist set in this direction, has always
brought up in the end a stone wall
Wash. Cor. Chicago Rep
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
Coin Contracts.

Whatever may be thought of the
Public Debt and Currency Bill report
ed by the Senate Committee of Finance,
and which Senator Sherman supported
in the carefully prepared speech on
the 9th, there are two features of it
currence, namely, the legalization of
specie contracts, and the utilization of
the gold lying idly in the vaults of the
Treasury, by the issue of coin notes.
We have never been able to see any
good reason why, since the close of the
be left undisturbed to make contracts
upon either coin or currency basis, at
their option. The fact is that coin con-
tracts are made every day whether te-
gally recognized or not, and to the ex-
tent of our foreign commerce. No op-
tion is left to importers of foreign
merchandise. The higher law of COM
merce governs. Senator Sherman
shows very conclusively that by legal
izing such contracts, by encouraging
them, the way will be practically and
gradually smoOthed for a general re-
to perform the functions of currency,
and will have the same influence as an
actual increase of greenbacks. HOARD
ed coin will be unlocked and becom
a monetary agent. The issue OF gold
notes based upon the coin in the Treas
ury will also facilitate transactions up
on a specie basis. In many ways, as
the Senator shows, the legalization of
coin contracts restoration to the
people of a suspended right-wiu be
beneficial, and productive OF no evil
consequences that may not be easily
guarded against as those continually
arising from contracts in currency
Whatever notifications the other pro-
visions of the bill, which look to an
appreciation of the currency may un-
dergo, it is to be hoped those relating
to gold contracts and gold notes may
be retained.--Ci3l. Com.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
Ex-Gorernor nennison.

There are many who believe that Ex-
Governor Dennison, and not Ex-GOv-
ernor Cox, will be the Ohio representa-
tive in the Cabinet under Gen. Grant.
AS signs, they refer to the fact that he
has resigned the Presidency of the
Hooking Valley Railroad, in which he
has large interest, and that he is pre-
pairing to- go to Washington. The Wash
ington Star, which claims to be in the
confidence of Grant and his friends, al
so says that he will be Postmaster Gen
eral, the old Office which he filled under
Linc0ln's Administrations - Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Whilst we place no confidence in
'tsigns," this being one of the times
when "all signs fail, . such an appoint
ment would be an eminently good one.
-CEeUeEand Herald.
We heartily concur in the opinion of
the Herald. While Ohio has many en-
inent statesmen whose services in the
new Cabinet would be valuable to the
country, It is certain that Governor
Dennison's appointment to that posi-
ton is one eminently fit to be'made.-
To this opinion the press of the State
has given very general and emphatic
expression.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
The New Banking and Currency
Bill

The lower House Of Congress last
week passed new banking and cur
rency act, the fourth section of which
being the most important. provides for
redistribution Of the National Bank
circulation, andits specialization through
out all the States and Territories. This
redistribution is to be effected as called
for during the next three years. The
ratio of circulation to which each State
and Territory is entitled will be
determined by the valuation of the real
and personal property in each State.
The comptroller of the currency is to
prepare a schedule en- This basis show
ing what proportion Of the present vol
ume of National Bank currency $500,
00O, ,000) each State and Territory iB en-
titled to, and then whenever any bauk-
ing association In any one Of the States
that have less than their share of circu-
iation, makes a requisition on the Gov
ernment for circulating notes, the Uni
ted States Treasurer Is to furnish the
notes required and at once withdraw an
equal amount from the banks of that
State which has the greatest excess Of
circulation over the general average.
The effect of this section, should the
Dill become. law, would be to with
draw portion of the national bank cir
culation from New England and New
York, and distribute it through the
South and west. Ohio banks would
probably not be materially affected, as
Ohio has little if any more than her fair
proportion OF National Bank currencY,
This redistribution, however, is to
apply only to One-hslf the present vol
une of National Bank circulation, as
the other half (SI50, 900, ,O00,) is by law to
be distributed, not according to prop
erty valuation, but in proportion to the
number of Congressman from each
State
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
Cuba
EEW YoRts. Feb. I

New York, Feb. 19.
Advices from Cuba, from an American
connected with the revolutionisls, have
been received by the Tribune
The Provisional Government is prac-
tically in operation, harmoniOusly, and
the revolution is rapidly spreading.
Politically the Provisional Government
proposes general emancipation, equal
political rights for all coIors-the suf-
frage to be based .6n educational or
property qualifications, and applied to
all alike, the WeaIthier patriots have
have all emancipated their slaves, many
of whom are armed. No proposition
from the Spaniards will now be listened
TO; nothing short of independence is
desired. When that is established
Cuba hopes to obtain protection of the
United States, with view of eventully
becoming a member of the American
Union. Many are desirous of annexa-
ton, but open discussion of that ques-
tion might now create dissentions.
An agent will soon be sent to Wash
ingtOn asking belliRerent rights of the
new administration.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26

A bill to provide for the payment Of
the Morgan raid claims passed the Ohio
House on Tuesday. The claims already
allowed amount to about five hundred
thousand dollars, which was represent
ed by. the advocates OF the idn to be a
mere bagateIle for the State of Ohio.
Some excused their support of the
measure by the argument that the
State will finally be reimbursed for
these claims by the General Govern
ment. But there are claims enough of
this character, equally as Just as those
growing out OF the Morgan raid, to more
than double the national debt, and
swamp the public credit beyond all
hope. II we are to commence allowing
such claims, where WIN it end ? Thous-
aDds of loyal men in the south, who.
have endured the fiery ordeal of rebel
persecution, can present quite as strong
claim to indemnity as any of the
Morgan raid victims. Where the latter
have lost a horse or two, the others
have lost all, been driven from their
homes and hunted like wild beasts in
the forest. Can we reject the claims of
these five allow those of the otherR
And if we allow all when shall we be
rid Of the war debit There was one
just way by which these claims might
have been paid, and that was by the
confscation Of rebel property. But
since that was not done, We are opposed
to fixing this burden of taxstioa upon
the loyal people who b.. So s,l.s ady been
taxed in treasure and blood by reasons
Of the aceursed rebellion.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
Grants RepubIicanism.

Charles A. Dana, who is supposed to
be on confidential terms with the Pres
ident elect, says in the New York Sun
that the Round Tables announcement
of a deathless feud between Grant and
Radical Republicans has no foundation
in truth. Grant has not turned his
back on any division of the Republi-
can party, in any way, nor has he in
dicated that he prefers Conservatives
to Radicals, or the opposite. He stands
now Just where he has stood, bound to
carry its principles into effect during
the administration. If he has display
ed any leaning either way, it is rather
towards the policy of the more Radical
division of his party, as set forth in the
proposed fifteenth amendment of the
Constitution but he remains now, as
before; in position to do full justice to
every shade of feeling and every de-
gree of public capacity in the Republi-
can camp.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
The Interest Question.

The Ashtabula Sentinel, in response
to our inquiries, replies upon the inter-
est question:
In reply TO the question about the
rate of interest in these "Arcadian
wilds, " we have given ourselves very
little trouble to inquire; but we sup
pose it can be got at six per cent. in
some cases now. If ten per cent. law
is passed we know it will not be obtain
ed for less than ten and If our Solons
on whirligigs, should happen to NIX the
maximum rate at 25, we are well sat1s-
fed that every man who has money to
lend viii find the best of excuses for
requiring %. 1t is all one thing. The
common rate of interest will always be
the highest rate that thelaw will allow
for the necessities of the borrower are
usually the gauge of lenders con-
scieuces IF there must be a change in
the interest law, we pray those who dee
sire it, and those who may legislate on
on the subject, to leave the rate omen.
md let it be fixed at any rate the mar
ties Ggree upon. The bulk of the mon
ey loaned now, is let at more than six
Der cent; and if ten is fixed as a rate,
the shvIoclxs will drive the same bar
gains as they drive now, for all they
can screw out, above the legal rate
The Journal we believe, is in favor OF q
free rate. On second thought, we Will
agree to that, and trust to competition
to bring the rate down. But let us pc
spared from statue declaring ten a
lawful rate, As it is, our usury laws
are worth nothing. Let them be abol-
ished, with the understanding that the
tacit or unagreed rate shall be six per
cent. and we can get along. But don't
adopt the policy of inviting capital to
Ohio, under an assurance that it can be
loaded at ten per cent. The less we
have of such capital the better. 1t will
devour us, hide and hair, if it comes on
any such terms.
We cheerfuIly meet the Sentinel on
ai,s
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
The Darsen Canal.


Cape Horn may now tremble; the
first practical step towards the construc-
ton of the Darien Canal has been ia
ken. A treaty has been signed by the
Colombia government, which, If it is
ratified by our own, will at least give
the Darien Ship Canal Company the
right to begin work
This treaty makes a grant of land and
leaves the company to select its own
route. 1t provides that surveys must
be made and the line determined with
in two years after the treaty is ratified /;
and the canal must be begun within
five and completed within fifteen years
after the ratification. The canal is to
be open to all nations, to be controlled
bv the United States, to be CLOSED
against belligerents, and the Colombian
government is 10 receive for its grant
Of right of way ten per cent. of the net
income for ten years, and twenty-five
Der cent. after the canal has paid for it
self.
On paper, therefore, we havea Darien
Canal. a company is already formed,
in this city, to build it, which has among
its members Peter Cooper, Cyrus But
Ter. W. T. Coleman, Marshall o. Rob
erts, F. NJ. Kelly, G. K. Garrison, F. A.
Conkling, W. II. Vanderbilt, and 9TH
er mea of capital and energy. The
treaty now brought about by Mr.. Cush-
ing was, we believe, framed-b by Mr.. Sew
ard and the COLON Dla4n L1lu1SlSE4A coll
sultation with the leading men of this
company.
The time allowed for surveys, as well
as for completing the canal, seems to
us too short. Two years are scarcely
enough to make a thorough survey of
the Isthm mus and to determine upon the
line, unless the company should con-
clude to buy the Panama Railroad and
adopt it's line for that Of the canal. We
have heard that Mr. Gushing is ready to
recomend that step.
Nor do fifteen years seem a long
enough time in which to cut the canal.
The work promises, on several accounts
to be far more difficult than that on the
Suez Canal, which was begun iu 1859
the surveys having been been begun in
1856 and is not yet cOmpleteda In the
first place, the country is probably far
more difficult, and next, there is no
population from which to draw labOrers.
N. i. Post.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
The n. Y. Tribune saws:

A correspondent gravely proposes the
payment of our National Debt by vol
untary subscriptions He probably
supposes that a shinplaster collection
some bright Sunday morning in the
churches would suffice. Finally, he
suggests that we send him THE TRIB-
UNE year or so, ''for this valuable
idea.'' We respectfully but most posi-
lively decline. Our plan for paying OF
the Debt is only worth five cents, but
that is five times as much as the cash
value of any competitor. Its outlines
are-1. More workers, fewer idlers. 2.
More productive industry and less gold
and stockgambling. 8, Larger Ex-
ports, or much smaller Imports, or both,
f. More Federal Revenue and less Ex-
penditure. 5. Begin to pay off the Debt
at once, and keep doing il, so as to be
able to fund our Five Twenties at a
lower rate of interest.-We value these
propositions at one cent each, not be-
cause they are not important, but be-
cause they are so obvious that any hon
est, sensible person could have develop
ed them as well as we have done.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26
From the Cincinnati Commercial, Feb. 18th
Good Policy in Advertising.

The real estate dealers in Chicago have
been holding meeting and fixing up
an organization that they call a union.
The main thing under discussion at the
meeting was the price of advertising in
the Chicago newspapers, Tt is very Gu
rious that the dealers seemed to think
that one newspaper was as good as an
other to advertise in, and that they
should discriminate against those that
charged high prices. The fact that an
advertisement in a paper that charged
might be worth ten times as much to
the advertiser as if it were in a paper
charging four cents a line, did not seem
to occur to the dealers. A7td several of
them mere so tdjotic as to talk Of running
up the circulation Of q newspaper Scith
cheap advertising. There IS nothing that
Kills q RelUSpdPeT as fast as cheap ddUe7-
tseme1tts. They fill up the space in
which the paper could be made inter-
esting, and, being Improbable, the
whole concern sinks. The only healthy
policy Is to charge q good price for 0dUeT-
tisenle7ttS in proportion to circ7tl0tiO71-
that IS, the number Of papers circulated,
and the classes Of persons among aOhoB
they are circ1tGdted-d7ld th1Cs obtain q
large revenue out Of q small space, and
use the larger portion of The paper for
reading matter OF general interest, keep
and a0ith 10 nl0tatailing and advancing
The UdJue Of space. The siekliest and
most hopeless printed sheets, by mis-
take called newspapers, are those in
which there are great masses of adVer-
tising cheap and nasty, tumbIed in
without order, cared for by no one, and
therefore worthless,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26

A declaration by the Conservative
is Reconstructed according to the acts
of Congress, and was completed by the
admission of Representatives to that
BODY, and that 20 subsequent acts of
legislation can inya1idate If, does not
make restoration an accomplished fact
by long shot, Congress has the pow
er to say whether Georgia has been
satisfactorily reconstructed, and the
Conservative Republicans viii discov-
er before long, possibly, that they may
have to reconstruct over again.-Cil.
COnlnlerciel,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-26

The most direct way to settle the
mooted question of suffrage would be
for Congress to assert its authority un-
der the Constitutional regulate by law
the qualifications of electors of nation
al officers. But if weare to have a suf-
frage amendment let it embrace the
simple proposition that there shall be
no disfranchisement for race, color or
previous condition of servitude, and
nothing more. Above all let it not go
out of the way to prohibit educational
qualifications. We want no slur upon
education in. the constitution.