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From Darkness into Light.

shine in the light of God.
His likeness stamps my brow
Thro the valley Of death my feet have trod
And ! reign in glory now.
No breaking heart is here,
No keen and thrilling pain,
No wasted cheek, where the frequent tear
Hath rolled and left its stain
| have learned the song they sing,
Whom Jesus hath made free;
And the glorious courts on high still ring
With my newborn melody.
No sin, no grief, no pain,
Safe in my happy home,
Ny fears all fed, my doubts all slain,
My hour Of triumph come.
Oh friends of my mortal years,
The trusted and the true,
Ye are tarrying still in the vale Of tears,
But | wait to welcome yOn.
DO forget? oh no;
For memory's golden chain
Still binds my heart to the hearts below,
Till they meet and touch again.
Each link is strong and bright,
And loves electric chain
Flows freely down, like a river of light.
To the world from which I came
DO You weep when another star
Shines out from the glittering sky?
DO you mourn when the sounds of war
And the rage of the conflict die?
Then why should your tears roll down.
And your hearts be soreiy riven,
For another gem in the Sayiour's crown
And another soul in Heaven
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PRINTING Press RUN WITH Cash. San Francisco,
few weeks ago, by invitation Of the proprietor Of the
Courier de San Francisco large number Of persons
assembled in the press of that journal to witness
the operations of motive power, which is to be
used in running the press upon which that paper is
printed. The machine is known as the Lenoir engine,
and is French invention. The machine resembles
the ordinary steam engine having all its parts; but
the cylinder is more bulky, and instead of one it has
twoone for the introduction of gas air, and the
other for its escape
The propelliDg agency, which takes the place of
steam consists of ninety parts of air and ten of ordi
nary Illuminating gas; this compound is introduced
into each end of the cylinder, where it is alternately
gnted by electric spark from Bunson battery and
the expansion of the air caused thereby acts on the
piston in the same manner as steam. This engine is
l4.horse power and when in full operation consumes
IS cubic feet Of gas per hour, and the expense for
running ten hours would be- the Alta estimates, 81 So
The Courier engine weighs only 600 pounds, running
without noise jar, needs no fireman or engineer,
and obvates the danger of explosion conhagration
All who witnessed its operations were surprised and
graed and its general introduction for driving the
lighter classes of machines is predicted. 1t has been
in use in Paris for the past five years. and is in high
favor there
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How FAR DowS THE DIVER MAY Go.-The greatest
depth to which diver descend with the greatest
appliances in safety is about hundred and sixty
feet, and for this bunch of hundred weights must
he disposed about his person The average depth at
which he can work comfortably is about ninety feet
which WAS near the depth which the operations upon
the Royal George conducted In the water from
sixty 10 seventy feet deep, the work for two
hours at time, coming up for ten minutes rest and
doing days work OF six seven hours. An English
diver, encased in of Siehes dresses went down liz
the Mediterranean to depth Of one hundred and
sxtyfve feet and remained there for twenty-five min
utes; and we heard that Green the American diver
inspected wreck in of the Canadian lakes at the
depth of one hundred and seventy feet but his expe
Hence was enough to convince him that he could not
work on 1t without danger TO his life. At this depth
The pressure OF the water the hands great as to
force the blood 10 the head and briug aiting fits
while the requisite volume of air inside the dress to
resist the outward pressure of The water great that
II would speedily suocate. Means have been tried to
ooTiate these difficulties, but for the present limit
mas heen set to the extent to which may penetrate
The secrets OF the deep An ingenious Italian work
man has brought to England sort of armor dress
which would resist the pressure Of water but our sub
maine engineers think that this would not obvate
the difficulties arising from the limits placed to human
endurance
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FAST HORSES IN New YoRK.-A correspondent O
the Boston Journal writes;

FAST HORSES IN New YoRK.-A correspondent Of
the Boston Journal writes:
lnan is thought very little OF in New York unless
he keeps fast team. What horse racing is to the
English, last Fong is to New Workers The road >
is luli OF teams during the season. and the fabulous
price which New Workers pay for fine team is won
dariul. When ii is knoan aha, new horse is to be
shown off, whose tine is remarkable New Workers be-
come as excited over Ihe Intelligence if great bat
lie was to be fought. 1t is common thing for $4,000
ana $4,000 to,be paid for pair of horses. Wander,
hIit has long been looking fer team that will keen
Honners dust out OF bis eyes When $1,000 amounted
10 something, he put that pp standing offer for
last team. He would give $4,000 in a minute il he
could lind something 10 beat Dexter The great ex-
citement jnst now is horse known as the Ameri
can Girl. She sold for $4,000. The price then
rose - $1,000 She trotted on the Nartagansett
"nfse, aud il said to have enuaed the best time
lte&er ever made. On her return her owner was of.
iere $4,000 Tor the horse, which he refused and be
now asks $4,000. Com. Vanderbilt has made the for
i"He OF great many men during the last six months
~ fnSfAetg them TO buy Hudson River and Central
These men propose TO buy the American Girl aud pre-
SrIt her 10 the Commodore as d token of gratitude
When Bonner was printer lie agreed with another
that the one who first made fortune should help the
either tie did not forget his promise Int has given
I'M 1l t
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Two New York ladies' stopped their carriage on a
crossing One went into store and the other re-
manned in the carriage. Two gentlemen wishing to
cross the street, ordered the eoachman to move on
The lady in the carriage told him not to stir On this
one of the gentlemen opened the coach door, and
with his boots and spurs stepped through the carriage
He was followed by his companion, to the extreme
'lIscomposure of the lady within well as the lady
without To complete the jest, party of sailors com
ing up and relishiog the joke scrambled through the
carriage
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citizen Of Brooklyn, New York, was brought be-
fore one OF the magistrates of that city for keeping
disorderly house His offence consisted in over
lond praying He lifted up his voice so high in his
suppIications to disturb the neighborhood The
Independent coumses him that real grace is not bost-
crous and cites for his benefit the remark of the old
nrgress to noisy neophyte: " faint de real grace
honey; faint de sure glory. Ion boilers too loud.
When you gifts de Dove in your heart, and de Lamb
your bosom, you'll feel as if You were in dat stable
at Beth'lcm, and de Virgin had lent you de sleeping
baby 10 hold Another old cOlored woman's expert
ence is somewhat different from that of her 'colored
sister. 1t was told by late chaplain Of the Freed
mems Bureau, in letter to a Boston religious paper
10 show the superior adaptation OF the negro nature
to converting grace" The old sister, who, in her
excitement danced about at terrific rate was ad-
vlsed by the chaplun to moderate the manifestations
Of the spirit within her She claimed with delirious
ecstasy: 90, Cora Mighty, Massa feel as eff I had
fiddle in my belly !" So the character of these
emotional exhibitions depends pretty much if not al
together, on the natural temper and disposition of the
person affected. What will answer for one person,
will not satisfy another.
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SHREV EPORT
CARRIAGE REPOSITORY
MILAN STREET (near Edwaras.)

n.
MOULD respectfully inform old patrons and the
w public in general, that she will keep constantly
on hand an extensive assortment of
Coaches, Barouches. Phaetons, RockaWays
Buggies, Jersey Wagons, &C.,
all of the highest nish warranted of the best
and workmanship, and which will be sold at the very
lowest prices.
The BIacksmithing, Wagon Making and Car
riage Business will be carried at the old stand Of
Robson & Kimble, corner of Milan and Edwards SITS
in all their branches, and all at the lowest prices
s3g" All work guaranteed jal5 If
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The Memphis Appeal, of a recent date, has the fol-
lowing: Keno is dead. 1t has gone from our gaze
like beautiful dream, and the places which knew it
shall know it no more. The Supreme Court has
cooked its bash most eectuay it has done to death
the beautiful that died, and died young News was
received in the city yesterday that the Supreme Court
had refused to grant s~perSedeas the appealed case
and had sustained the metropolitan police. This created
nota few long faces among certain class Of the fancy
who We're looking for contrary decision. Bully for
the Supreme Court, say We"
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THE Lon" CusS OF THE SourH.-"I never hear
of this loyal element in the South writes Don Piat
that am not disposed 10 grin, having had opportu-
mites for observation. | remember once, during the
war, calling the late lamcnted, in company with
General Rosecrans. We were fresh from West Vir-
GINA and the Generals kind heart was full of Attic
lion for the loyal clement of that State said moth
ing, but Mr.. Lincoln, observing that grinned at last
turned and asked me what thought of the loyal ele
ment of West Virginia?
Well Mr., President, responded, " | have been
in Virginia nearly year, and 50 far as can discover
General Rosecrans is correct in his division. We have
The disloyal element, and the difference between them
~ this-the disoya man joins the army and shoots at
,on on principle, while the loyal gets behind the
holly bush and shoots at you for your boots"
The meaning Of which is" adds D. P, % that the
during that terrible war; is hardly worth taking into
account. And that rule applies with equal force to
the North as to the South"
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MAJ. PRATr.-The New York Sun, in speaking of
the arrest in that city of Maj Pratt of Jefferson, says
Pratt, the alleged murderer, who up before Com
missioner Osborne yesterday, formerly major in
the Confederate army and the charge brought against
him is that on the fourth of October 1868, while con-
fned with several other Confederate prisoners under
guard of United States troops, in Jefferson, Texas
he forced the guard, in completely with some thirty
six others among the prisoners, and murdered G. W.
Smith, Lewis Grant and Richard Stewart members of
the guard. He is also charged with treason but on
what ground the warrant for his arrest does not spe
CITY, Pratt, as alleged the ringeader ofthe 9TH
Four of the parties implicated with him now
in custody in Texas. Pratt arrested on Thursday
night in Fourth street, near Washington Square, by
Deputy Marshal Crowley, who materially aided in
identifying Pratt by wound in of his legs, which
he received in making his escape from the guard.
The New Orleans Republican comments as follows:
The facts are, probably, that Pratt was one Of the
mob who forced the guard and shot G. w. Smith, a
member of the Texas Constitutional Convention while
he confined in jail for protection and guarded by
United States soldiers.
The truth is that both the Sun and the Republican
are at fault. Maj Pratt had nothing whatever to do
with the killing of Smith and the other niggers.
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We clip as follows from the same paper:

We clip as follows from the same paper:
Just before going to press we learn that difficulty
occurred between young man named Ed. Shanklin,
and young McRae. Both parties are badly wounded,
the former in both shoulders and the latter in the left
arm and breast As the affair will probably undergo
judicial investigation we forbear comment.
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MEMPHIS, Ell PAso AND PACIFIC RALRoAD.-We
copy as follows froma Washington dispatch of the sth
Among the official dispatches sent to Europe by the
State Department, by the steamer that left New York
city yesterday, communication to Minister Wash.
burne in to nterrogatons from parties in Paris
relative to Fremont's Memphis, Ell Paso and Pacific
Railroad Company. 1t appears that large amount
of money has been invested by financial men in Paris
in the bonds and stock of this company and recently
reports the dscredt of the concern have been cir
cuated, calculated to destroy confidence in the good
faith of the vendors of the securities and the
of the enterprise.
Minister Washburne was applied to by purchasers
of bonds and he inquired Of the State Department as
to the status of the company. The communication
sent by the State Department yesterday per steamer
contains the certificate of the Clerk of the House of
Representatives setting forth that the bill was passed
in the House by large majority, granting the COM
pany the right of way through the public domain
that no subsidy was asked granted. Alsc certi-
cate Of the Clerk of the Senate that the House bill was
presented to the Senate and immediate action upon
it urged by Senator Morton; but upon request of the
Chairman of the Committee on Pacific Railroads the
bill was referred to this commttee that it was never
reported back to the Senate, though an attempt was
made by Senator Morton and others to get the matter
disposed Of Also certificates of the President of the
Railroad Company that the company has been regu
larry organised and has received large grants of lands
from the State Of Texas, and asks nothing of the
United States Government save the right of way
through its territories There other papers show
ing the status of the company included in the dispatch
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Grant has made another great speech. 1t was in
reply to the guests OF the hotel at Long Branch, who
we're unwilling to let him go off without telling him
how much they thought of him. Thus spoke Ulysses
attorney General Brearster, Ladies and Gentle
made this vi%it to Long Branch as recrea-
lion from official duty The visit has been made pleas
ant by you all. have purchased a cottage by the
seaside where | shall make the summer home of my
self and family, or, at least, for my family, and such
portion Of the summer Tor myself my public duties
will permit"
In the above "few aud happy remarks of half a
dozen lines in extent, there three Us" two
"mys," two "myself'S," and two 'my famy's.'
Verify, GREATS Ulysses and his family.
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YERGER.-It is reported from jackson, Mississippi
that since Yerger remanded to the military author
tiles by Judge H the irons he has worn daily since
put under arrest were taken off and he is kept under
strong gnard without manacles and chains
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-12-09

Mississippi papers accuse the negro
jurymen Of sleeping on duty.
After December 2lst it will be illegal
for first cousins to marry in New Hamp-
shire.
A public meeting Of the citizens of
Lynchburg will be called very soon to
take into considera lion the propriety of
petitioniug the Legislature for charter
for railroad from Lynchburg to Coving
ton Republican.
There is now no doubt that Judge Hoar
will shortly retire from the Cabinet and
Judge Edward Pierrepont, of New York,
will succeed him as Attorney General OF
the United States. Judge II oar will be
transferred to the bench of the United
States Supreme Court
COLONEL CHARLES MoNcURE.-We are
assured that the movement in favor of
this gentleman for the presidency of the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas rail-
road is serious one. and that he will
have the vote of the state proxies. Nd
tire Tirginian.
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In Congress The reference OF he case of tbs
Virginia M MIXERS 10 b. reconstruction com
mitiee exeites alarm among some who desire
The instant admit sion of the State. but Their
is nothing ominoos in that section. The com.
Iniiiee is charged with considering the case o.
Virginia, with reference 10 Ter adoption oil
the constitution, acts of tie Legislature, &c
and deiei mine whether she has complied with
the reconstruction acts, end report bill for
her aGrnisslon, If The committee decides the
case fsvorabiy. From the Tenor OF CONVEX,
sations there is no doubt the committee will
report bill for the admission. in a few days
and there is scarcely doubt but tie Sac
will be admitted. and that her Senators ana
Represent fives will be in their seats within
week or ten days Both her Senator's were
cordially received il tbs Senate, and sssurs
anc,s we're given by Senators nmbuil and
Norris thai they shouM De admitted to sea 6
within a week
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-12-09

EaESH Garden, Flower, Fruit Herb. Tree
l. Shrub and Ev ergreen Seeds, with direc-
Ion for culture, prepaid By mail The most
complete aud judioious assortment in the
counjrv. AGENTS wanted.
mail. Also Small Fruits, Plants Bulbs, ali
he new potatoes, &c., prepaid by mail. Abs,
Early Rose Potato, prepaid for S1.00. Con-
overs Colossal Asparagus, sS per 100; S25
per l001, prepaid. New hardy fragrant
everbooming Japan Honeysuek!e So CTS,
each. prep il. True Cape Cod Cranberry,
for upland or lowlad culture. Sl.00 per 100,
prepaid with directions Priced Catalogue
to any address, gratis also trade list. Seeds
on Commission.
B. NJ. WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries and
Seed Warehouse, Plymouth, Mass. Estab-
lishen in 1872.
Dec 8, 1869-4n
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Nsw RAILROAD. Major Herbert has
suggested railroad from GordoBsviIle
TO Winchester oia Green. Madison, and
Chester Gap. The suggestion meets the
decided apriobation of the people along
the proposed route, aud has received the
the sanction Of high railroad authorities
10 Pennsylvania Let it De built by all
meas. N0tiee Nrginiaa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-12-09

Three and haf miles of snow sheds
have been completed on the Union Pacific
railroad this week. 1t is expected that
miles viii b done b. February lst, when
the protector in deep places will be
thorough There are about fifty niles Of
snox sheds on the Central Paciio 1.-THE
California end gf the road
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-12-09

NInriCE.
~ All persons whe hold Rail Road
Bonds against the corporation of Woodstock,
will report the No. and tie interest due on
each Bond 10 me- at my place of residence in
Woodstock. between this date, and the Goth OF
Dece mber, 1869.
WILLIAM NJ. BENNETT, C. B. T.
Dec. D..
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WONT READ THISi
Unless you wish to buy your
E 6 4 + S D & &C T FROM
The Mandatory aud save IS per cent.
We have the largest Segar Manu- actorysin
the State of Virginia, and are prepared to
furnish Segars lower than they can be bought
in New Y ork or Baltimore.
Also keep constsatly on hand a we'll Sc
ected stock of Leaf aud Manufactured To-
bacco, Snuff, Pipes, &c.
All goods warranted TO be as represented.
STEINER 8 IOHE,
No 4 8 King Srest,
Dec. 9-1y Alexandra, Va.
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" ATzR- PowEn At fgEDERleKsBuKe,-
1t is stated by Virginians who have re-
Gently arrived here thar Dir. A. L. Stew
art, OF New YORK. is in treaty for the
water- power at fredericksburg - WASH
iaetss GAesajsss.