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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-19

HIRE, MARINE, AND INLAND In
nv SUSANCE.
SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK. :,
CAPITAL. 49, 49, 49,
1ess>Ss.
CASH ASSETS tJanuary l, ls7o)....: Rol7,ss
RRAECH OFFICE, NO. 10I4 MAIN STREET.
wa issue POLICIES In the above hrst-class
company on every description Of REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY for protection against
RISKS taken to any point In the United states.
Policies on brick buildings Issued for from one 90
Rates as low ss those OF any other company
equally reliable. Applications SOLICITED; -
fa 2l %. N. WALKER b CO., Agents.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-19

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS BENEFIT
wv LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
-. =. OF NEW YORK 50 1888
BLACKBOARD j. CLARK, -
GENERAL MANAGERS FOR SOUTHERN
e. = DEPARTMENT.,
BALTI M o e e, ID D.
stvies Of policies invites special attention to
their system OF GROUPING or TONTISE DIVI-
DENBPoLICIES, rendering life insurance avail
able as an Investment unequalled by any other
company. For agencies, apply to
:. .. 49, - j. B. MOORE,
.at. General Agent for the Southside,
ie W-2tawly* Ricbmond, We.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-19
INSURANCE. COMPANIES.

/. INSURANCE COMPANIES.
GUARDIAN MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY -
OF NEW YORK.
....... ORGANIZED IN 1853,
ALL POLICIES NoN-FoEEEITABLE.
oNE-TH1RD LOAN GIVEN. l
LAST CASH D1v1Dg ND, FIFTY PER CENT.
STATEMENT: ~,
Policies in force. soo oSS
Annual 10 come. ..."."........, SoO "OS
Losses paid.......... ..'...'.''''.'''''''''.
VIII. PECKHAM, President;
VT HUoKE sRc:r wiesvP nnd ae1a;;rv
sECURTTY, CHEAPNFSS, LIBERALITY,
PRoGRESS, and SUCCESS, mark and distin-
sish the manasemffssht Of III H6TzF co.
'eneF1' A''D'' WILLIAM ii LTysNNs'T,EIM,,
Agent for Richmond,
, ONCE, No. coz Main street.
DR.. j. G. CABELL, Medical Examiner. no2
MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY or
49, ID. INCORPORATED 1874.
OFFICE CORNER OF 10TH AND BANK STRkETa
fnsures Buildings by perpetual or annual poncy.
Losses eGuitably adjusted and promptly paid.
The quota for ISL having been reduced, persons
having property to insure will hnd 1t to their Inter
GOV W Il. A. CLAIRORNE, Principal Agent.
JOHN &. DANFOkTH, Secretary.
HENRY u. DANFoRTH, Assistant Secretary
SAMUEL II. PULLIAh, Collector
T. DIRECTORS: -s.t
" JAOJELIE P. TAYLOR,
r WILLIAM q. ALLEN,
John C.. nc BSOS,
JAMES DUNLOP,
..s .... WILLIAM GRAY,
WILLIAM Ii. HAXALL,
SAMUEL G. TAKDY,
JAMES Fl. GRANT,
a-~s ALFRED T. HARRIS
JOHN FREELsND,
GARRETT +. WATSON,
GEORGE DAVIS,
WILLIAM II. PALMER. oc ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-19
BOOTS. SHOES, DC.

mo BOOT AND SHOE BUYERs6s
"a " b D IN store a large and complete ~
assortment of 30. rs, SHOES, &c, suitable ior
ali classes Of society, from the fiuest 9oods OF
9antiamen missss ana children, TO the plainest
and most substantial and lower-priced goods
adsnted 30 the use of the humbest citizen ana
laborer; all OF which Will be SOFA nc PRICES WHICH
~ Tespectfniiy solicit call from everybody at
1873 Main street.
Cp l6-lw JOHN C- FAScs Jhs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-19
DENTISTRY.

IUD: B. WOOL. I2;I 2; * RRA &
iTTtl VA RiOEs B SANCHEs. The painless
gra goPPuE gan NT Il dSn
tai snrgGy. a a, 1a on hand. All work guaran-
20 70 aiye entire Subtraction Terms moderate
Gfce, 9th street, in rear OF "ooo sons oc oIas
al
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-19

"AIR-SO0 bushels PLASTERERS
HI HAIR for ssls h7 HHLET D KING
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-19

CITY HALL. MAYORS OFFICE 4
- RAILWAY, N. j., Dec. S, 1860. s
THIS win certify that am person ally acquaint-
ed with Fl. NJ. Freeman, and am cognizant Of the
facts as set forth In the above statement and the
several persons whose signatures are hereunto
attaEhed are all known to me.
JOHN F. WHITNEY,
Mayor OF Railway, N. j.,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-19

4 NTHRACITE COAL.-This day land
N Ing, per schooners Milton and ss,ah g.;
DaneeI Webster K. =. EGG snd STOVE GOALS.
Th0se in want OF choice article viii do well 70
send IN their orders to the corner OF lh ana DOCK
del WET ROB ERTs.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21

A NEW YoRK EARTHoUAKg.-A very
remarkable phenomenon occurred in Mar
ce!lus on Tuesday night, of which We have
obtained the following particulars: a tract
Of land containing about three acres, lying
upon both sides of the highway, and situated
about four miles south of Marceilus Village,
at place called Tyler's Hollow. was up
heaved during the night by some subterra-
mean force, the surface being piled into
hilocks as high and as large as a house, and
huge cracks, or crevasses were opened, which
ext, nHed rregularly all over il. The ground
where the track crosses the public road was
thrown into the most fantastic shapes, rem
dering the road impossible. The commits
sioners of highways were promptly notified
yesterday, and at once proceeded to visit
the locality and to take measures to repair
the road. 1t is supposed the earthq ua k e
took place about midnight, but no noise was
heard in the vicinity, although some mex
plicable sounds were reported as being heard
at Marcelus. A strong smell of sulphur is
noticed in the vicinity of this remarkabl
occurrence, but nothing further to indica te
the cause of the upheaval. Mr.. Thomas
Clements lives about quarter of mile
from the locality. but no buildings were on
the land. This singular occurrence has pro-
duced great excitement in the vicinity, and
hundreds Of people have already visited the
spot. The above is the substance Of reports
brought to us by several persons residing
near the locality of the occurrence-Syra~
cuse Journal, .APrH IA.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21
A Tariff Picture.

Judge Marshall, Democrat, who so ably
represents the Eleventh Congressional Dis
trict of Illinois. lately delivered a lengthy
aud powerful speech against the exorbitantly
high protective features of the present tariff.
The following brief, but comprehensive ex-
tract, will serve to show its blighting opera
ton on the agricultural portion of the
community:
THE farmer starting to his work has a shoe
put on his horse with nails taxed 81 per cent,
driven by a hammer taxed 5 per cent. cuts a
stick with q knife taxed so per cent ; bitches
his horse to a plow taxed so per cent. with
chains taxed 81 per cent. He returns to his
home at night and lays his wearied limbs on a
sheet taxed % per cent and lie covers himself
with blanket that has paid $50 per cent. He
rises in the morning, puts on his humble fan
mel shirt taxed so per cent, his coat taxed 80
per cent, shoes taxed 35 per cent, and hat
taxed 10 per cent; opens family worehip by a
chapter from his Bible 25 per cent. and kneels
to his God or an humble carpet taxed $50 per
cent. He sits down to his humble meal from
plate taxed forty per cent, with a knife and
fork 35 per cent drinks his cup of coffee tax
ed III per cent, or tea TS per cent, with sugar
40 per cent seasons his food with salt taxe,i
100 per cent, pepper 297 per cent, spice
319 per cent. He looks around upon his wife
and children all taxed in the same way he
takes a chew of tobacco taxed 100 per cent,
or lights cigar taxed 100 per cent, and then
thanks his stars that he lives in the freest and
best government under heaven. If on the 4th
of July lie wants to have the star spangled
banner on real bunting he must pay the Amer
can Bunting Company of Mass sachusetts 100
per cent. for this glorious privilege. No won
der, sir, that the Western Farmer is struggling
with poverty, and conscious of a wrong some
where, although he knows not whence the
blow comes that is claiming him a life of
endless toll. and reducing his wife and children
to beggary."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21
No ANNE sfy.

For some time previous to the official an
nouncement Of the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment, it was stated. apparently by
authority that on the happening OF that event
Grant intended addressing special mes
sage to Congress recommending the passage
of general amnesty law. 1t is now said,
however, hy those who have good opportu-
mites for knowing, that he never intended,
and does not now design doing anything OF
the kind. Judging from his Presidential
career thus far, it would be going too far to
expect from him ap official document of that
character. It would require man Of broad
and Atatesmanliks views, which Grant most
assuredly does not possess, to rise superior
TO the fierce animosIties aud sectional hate
of those who control the legislation Of Con-
gress.
1t is estimated that there are in the South
err States three hundred thousand white men
who can neither vote nor hold cfice. These
men comprise nine-tcnths Of the intelligence
and wealth of that section Of the country.
IN these same Southern States the ballot as
we'll as the right to hold office, has been
conferred Oh siI hundred thousand unedHCa-
ted aud ignorant negroes. The result is,
that ignorance and incapacity have been
enthroned in all the Southern Legislatures,
to the utter exclusion Of almost every man
fitted By education and experience to fill
such positions. Five years have passed
since the war has ended, and the radical cry
is that there is no peace. How can there be
substantial peace as long as laws are framed
for and taxes imposed on this disfranchised
class by northern Adventures and stupid
negroes just released from slavery. 1t is not
in human nature TO expect it. AS you can
not pluck roses from a thorn bush, so nei-
ther can you expect kindness and Cancellation
from party whose whole policy towards
the white people of the South has been based
on repression and insult. The wise and en-
ightened policy would be to so legislate as
to extinguish, rather than to kindle anew,
the bitter animosiiies Of the war. Even
now, Grants most intimate and trusted
counsellor, the vensl and vindictive Forney,
10 lACQotIiOuSIy up q iICcA
of vengeance against the Southern whites.
It will be carried out. The sons Of this dis
franchised class are rapidly becoming voters.
and if, in the not distant future, they do not,
through the ballot b,x. avenge the indigni-
ties which Radical malignity has heaped
upon their fathers, the oft repeated predic-
tion of Horace Greely will fail to have been
realized. In his letter to the colored people
Of Ohio, who had invited him to be present
at their celebration of the adoption of the
fifteenth amendment, Chief Justice Chase
gave utterance to the enlarged views of
5nuine statesman when he said
why not signalize your rejnicings in the
rights secured in the fifteenth amendment
by urging upon Congress the prompt re-
moval of all political disabilities imposed
upon our fellow-citizens by the fourteenth
amendment, SO that through universal suf-
frage and universal amnesty, peace. good
will and prosperity may be established
throughout the country.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21

How DISTINGUISHES Excursion PARTY
SuCCEEpED IN DEED HEADING'' THEM-
SELVES OVER THE HUDsoS RIVER RAILROAD.
1t would appear that those who are ION
the beat" do not all belong to. the lower
strata of society, but that sometimes al least
men Of that character are to be found among
those who occupy the loftiest positions in. the
country, This was illustrated fully oD the
Hudson River Railroad yesterday morning.
when the Chief Magistrate Of this mighty
nation and a portion of his cabinet refused to
pay their fare when requested TO do so by the
conductor of the train on which they were
being conveyed to Troy for the purpose of
attending the funeral of the late General
Thomas.
Such charge against men Of such stand
ing sounds somewhat strange. but we find
there are grounds for it, The facts are
President Grant and Secretaries Rnbeson.
Belknap, and Cox. and Postmaster General
Creswell. took the midnight train from New
York. Shortly after leaving the city they
were called upon, in common with other
passengers, for their tickets. They stated
they haG none. They were then asked to
pay their fare. This they peremptorily re-
fused to do, giving the conductor, Harry
Stevens, to understand that their exalted
positions should insure them free conveyance.
The conductor told them that his instructions
were to pass no ''dead heads over the road.
and that if they did not comply with the
rules he should be obliged to stop the train
and put them of.
Thus things remained until the arrival Of
the train at Poughkeepsie, when the conduc-
tor threatened to disconnect the car which
contained the distinguished party. But
before proceeding any further. SuperintenG-
ent Toucy was acquainted with the case, and
that gentleman took the responsibility to
trust" them for their fare as far as Albany
And the "dead beats" were permitted to go
on, no doubt rejoicing at the victory they
had gained over an humble conductor
Poughkeepsie Ne'cs.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21

A DARING OUTRAGE-The Carlisle Vol
urteer relates the details Of an outrage COM
mitted bya negro near that place. AZ fol-
lows: "On Tuesday evening. about O'Clock
a very respectable lady of this town, in
company with her brother and sister, was
returning to town from sale at Mr.. John
Stouffer's, in North Middleton township.
As they approached town. the lady of whom.
we speak. started ahead of her friends, to
open the house and prepare supper As she
was passing through ''Gteen Lane" to the
North of the borough, she was assaulted by
burly negro named John Myers, alias
Lane, who knocked her down. and brand
ishiDg large knife over her head. threaten
ed to kill her if she did not yield to his
devilish purposes. Her screams brought
her brother who was three or four hundred
yards behind, to the rescue, and the black
villain fed across the fields in the direction
of the farm of Major Henderson, where he
was captured and brought to town. and
delivered into the hands of Constable Sanno,
who brought him before Esq. Shryock, by
whom he was committed to prison. The
Justices Office was surrounded by an excited
crowd. who cried ''kill him." ''hang him, y
&c. and the greatest indignation prevailed
throughout the entire community He was
conveyed to prison, surrounded by an ex-
cited crowd.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21

THE BRUTAL AND BLOOD THIRSTY SHERI-
DAN-His Last Ride-Running Alcdy from,
Thomas FuneraL-Gen. Sheridan arrived
in Troy yesterday morning. remained about
four hours, and then left for Philadelphia,
where he is to join in the barquet. Sheri-
dan came with the body of a Major General
of the army. man before whose glorious,
manly career. the glory of Sheridan paIes
almost to nothingness. There are not words
enough to express our detestation of the cold
sefishness Sheridan has exhibited Nor are
we alone in this feeling. Almost every body
unites in terming it an outrage on Gecency
Sheridan could not wait until "a brother Off
Ger carried to his last resting place, but
must needs hurry from the scene of mourning
to one of riotoas feasting. But this is essen
tally Sheridan. Could we expect that the
man who burned barns, destroyed crops. and
drove women and children from shelter in
the Shenandoah, to have any heart Could
We expect the man who ordered the massacre
of poor. sick, half starved savages, who had
learned from advancing civilization nothing
but wickedneSs. to honor the dead, though it
a soldier of the Republic and a brother
officer2 There is talk of reducing the army.
We believe in it to'a certain degree. and the
sword should begin at the head, and Sheri-
dan. the inhuman, heartless and selfish
Sheridan, should he one of the first to be cut
off.-Troy (N. " Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21
ReVeIs In Brooklyn.

This ebony idol of the Radical party de-
livered an address, one day last week, to an
audience composed of black spirits and white.
aud all other kind of spirits. in the Brooks
Ign Academy of Music. The suljrct of his
address was of course the so-called ratifca-
tion OF the fifteenth amendment and the
boon which has thereby been conferred On
ihe American citizen Of African descent
The piece which he spoke. and which doubt
less had been prepared for him by the same
hand that drafted his late speech in the
Senate, abounds in impudent nisstatements
of fact, as well as downright perversions
Of the history Of the rebellion. Not to be
eutdone by Sumner, Wilson, Cameron, and
other officiating Radical leaders, he reiter-
Ates their stale slander against the ability of
the ichite soldiers of the north to suppress
the rebellion, AMI claims, with sublime ef-
froutery, that the war would have been a
failure had it not been for the timely aid'ren-
dered by the colorcd troops. He said, de
feat followed defeat, and the best military
at last cheerfully accepted" No more hu
initiating concession against the north could
be made, than that with all its tremendous
superiority. both in men and means, over
the Confederate States, the war could not
have been fought to successful conclusion
without a resort to negro troops. The his
tory OF the war proves the charge to be an
infamous falsehood, degrading to northern
courage and skill. and there is not a whito
soldier who will not spurn the vile imputa-
ton with contempt. 1t is mortifying enough
that such su admission should be made by
negro worshiPpers on the floor of the Senate,
but it is adding insult to injury to have the
preposterous claim publicly asserted by this
eooty Revels, clothed In little brief author
ity. He is, however. only initiating the
example set by some of his white colleagues
in thus attempting to elevate the negro at
the expense of the white man.
In his estimate of the benefits conferred
upon the negro by the ratification of the
fifteenh amendment, Revels is in full accord
with Grants celebrated statement in his
message to Congress, and declares that "this
amendment places the ballot in the hands of
1000. 900 adult voters.' After President
of the United States, who is presumed to
know something, has deliberately placed
that most ridiculous declaration on record,
II is not to be wondered at that Revels, with
all the well known initiative qualities of the
negro. would foi low closely in the footsteps
OF the profound statesman now at the head
Of the government.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21

ONE of our subscribers at Wilmore writes
to say that he and many others in that local.
ity desire us to publish the yeas and nays,
in the Senate and House, on the final pas
sage of the bill to rob the Sinking Fund oI
$e, 500 900, to aid in the construction Of four
railway lines which have no existence as yet
except in the minds of the projectors. We
comply with his request, and also give his
letter in full in our local department. Our
correspondent will see that Senator White
voted against the iniquity. and not, as ne
had been led to believe. for it.
IN THE SENATE.
On the question, shall the bill pass? the
yeas and lays were required by Mr.. Billing
felt and Nr. Brooke. and were as follows:
Yeaf-Messrs. Allen. Beck, Connell. DIM
can. Findlay. BensZey, Kerr, Linderman, Low
~, Mclntire. Miller. Mumma, Nage, Olm
stead Osterhout, Furman, Randall, Robson.
Wallace and Watt--20.
Nays--Mcssrs Billingfelt. Brooke. Brod
head. Buckalew, Davis, Graham, Howard,
Rutan, Turner, Warfel, White, and Stnson,
SpeakeT--l2
So the question was determined in the
affirmative.
TX THE HOUSE.
On the final passage of the bill. the yeas
and nays were required by Mes srs Josephs
and Hong, and were as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adaire, Albright. Ames,
Armstrong, Beans. Bowman, Burlington. Bum,
Carlin, Church. CLOUD. Comfy. Craig, CreitZ,
Daley. Darlington, Deininger, Dill, Adams }
Dill, (Unioh } Forsyth, Godshnlk. Hall, Hill,
Hong Harsh, johnson, (Crawford,l Josephs,
Leidig, Leslie, Long, AcAteer, McCreary,
McKinstry, McMahonS Marshall, Maxwell,
tAllegteny,) MiIlar, Milliken, Mooney. Niles,
Parsons, Porter, Cambria } Porter, tYork,
Roberts. Robson, Rohrer, Schnntteriy. Sedg
wick, Skinner, Smith, Snyder, Steele. (Schuyl-
kill ) Stephens, Stokes. Taylor. Tyler, Var
kirk, Walton, and Strarg, Speaker SO.
Nays Messrs- Boiieau. Brobst, Brown,
Chamberlain Coray, Dimmick, Elliott. Engel-
man, E chbach, Fulton, HaIvev. Herr, Hum
phreys, Johnston, (Philad'a.) Keene: efer,
Kerr. Kreps, Leonard, Longcnecker, McCrack-
en-, McJunkn, Miller. (Phila. } Montgomery,
Remahl. Schwartz. Scott, Shurlock, Stone,
W Webb, " heeler, White, Wiley, WooleYer-- 81.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21

"a THANKLEss CHILD IA correspon-
dent of the Washington Chronicle, writing
from Parkersburg, West Virginia. tells this
lamentable story about an old German
woman he met in the cars: /: "Her son. who
resides in Portsmouth. sent for her to come
to America. and eight weeks ago she arrived.
But his wife did net like her she was too
old (seventy four and her hands too rough;
and now he had sent her back, alone, with
no provisions for her comfort passage. ex-
cept tickets through to New York, and the
following words written on some old busi-
ness card: Please direct the bearer of this,
an old woman. to the proper office to get TO
New York. and there to No. 68 Broadway
street. to the General Agency of the North
German Lloyd, the General Agent This
was without signature. AS it was written
in English, of which she understood moth
ing she had DO doubt that it was all that
was necessary to get her safely back to Ger
many. But still she was almost heartbro-
ken. for she had no home now. even in
.Faderland,' as she had sold her little all,
hich she had spent years to collect. and
given two hundred and forty dollars, all
that was left when she got to Portsmouth,
to her son. Now she was sent back with
ont her trunk even, with only FIVE dollars in
her pocket and no means of getting further
than New York. III that conid be done
for the poor woman's comfort on the cars
was done. and she stayed over night at
Parkersburg.
The next day several prominent citizens
of Portsmouth took her case in hand, and
she WAS taken to comfortable quarters.
They know Of her son. and confirm the old
ady's story that he is well off. and they are
determ ned he shall do what is right for his
poor old mother.
"When Mr.. DeBarr read the writing on
the card, and told her what it was. she could
scarcely believe it and when at length she
compreheuded it, the mothers distress at the
thonght that a child could treat her SO
cruelty was sad to witness. Oh said she,
when she could speak, lie said tha: ticket
would bring me money in New York" "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21

A WoND DRFUL PLANT.-The Victoria Re
gia, in the Botanic Garden at Ghent, has
thriven to an unprecedented degree during
the last summer. Several of the leaves at
tanned diameter of nine feet, and have
supported weight of two hundred and fifty
pounds. Seven Of the leaves completely
covered the basin of i64 feet square. Every
four or five days a fresh flower appeared
which lasted only two days. or rather two
nights, opening in the morning of perfect
white color, diffusing. about FIVE or six P.
NJ, very powerful odor of vanilla. closing
the next morning about eight or nine A M.
opening tee same day towards evening, this
time of a beautiful carmine and fiually clos
ing the next morning. The magnificent
leaves last through summer, the plant begins
to dwindle in October, and dies towards
December. About this time the seeds,
which have been obtained by artificial fecun-
dation. arrive at maturity. They are sown
in January, and appear above the ground in
about six weeks. Their infancy is very
critical but once past this period, the
young plants grow with astonishing rapidity.
The plant in the Ghent Botanic Gardens.
unquestionably the finest that has ever been
cultivated, arrived at its development in five
months.