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Scrap Of History.

How the war unsettled families and
family relations, as well as States and
people generally. The death of Major
General George H. Thomas, at San
Francisco, reminds US of @ few facts not
generally known and worth relating.
The deceased was one of the eminent
Generals of the Northern Army. He
was born in Southampton, Virginia
was raised in Virginia, When the war
began he offered his services to the Gov
ernOr of Virginia to fight against the
UniOn-Was given a commission as Ma
jOr General in the Confederate army
At this time his wife was visiting at the
NOrth-her home at Troy, New York.
He was then an officer in the United
States Army, holding his commission as
Lieutenant-COlOnel in one pOcket-his
commission as MajOr-General in the
Confederate service in the other.
Returning from the North with his
wife, with the intention of removing
her to Virginia as he was en- route to en-
ter the Southern service, he stOpped over
at Washington, was 'ipteryieWed,i and
went in the Northern service again
His history from that time till his death
is well known,
At the close Of the war, knowing his
rebelllOns relatives in the South must be
In want, he kindly sent to them several
boxes of goods and useful articles, gener-
ally, by private, secret conveyance
This showed his goodness Of haar6 and
sympathy with Lis relatives But they
at once returned them, one and all, and
wrote to him that they wanted no chart
ty from one who was a Virginian-who
had accepted a position as Ataier-aeuer-
al in her seTYipe, and who, fOr IA con.
would desert his friends. and
break his promise in their hour of need,
And so he went hla way, and our read
sFR can form their opinions to suit the
above facts, which are parts and parcels
Of American history. He was a good
deneral-connected with a high-to1ed.
patriotic, honorable family.-E.r,
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Girls Ortho Period In Rbilaaalphla.

The Philadelphia Press relates this "a
something that happened on a street 81
/ that city the other day;
A young man, whose appearance in.
dicated but little acquaintance with CITY
matters and manners, and about whom
there was a general air Of greenness,
was quietly pursuing his way, deeDlv
intent upon the speedy exhaustion Of a
pint Of 'fresh roasted peanuts Turn
ing the corner of Tenth street three
young and decidedly lively girls ap-
peared. They vera store girls, we
judge, t.Out on a frOlic.n The eve Of the
youngest and prettiest, quickly caught
the figure of our country friend. Stop
ping short Immediately in front Of
Greeny, her GOmpaiOns also coming to a
halt, she thus addressed him!
"GOOd day, young man,
The response to this was nothing but
an idiOttc grin of astOnishmentand won
der. She continued:
won't you come with us?"
Where are you gOingP"
ITO get married"
ITO get married ?'
Certainly
Gre6ny grtns anew. He cannot ex.
actly take in the situation.
w Ou'U you come ~
"What for ?''
"Well, you see We are going to gel
married, and all is ready, but the fac
is, we haven't any man; won't yol
come ?"
(Which one of you wants to get mar,
ried? ?u
'"This one, Miss Smith," replied the
lively girl, pointing to one of her COM
paniOns, who in truth could not have
been renowned for her beauty. "WOn't
you come >"
"No, WON'T" and so saying, Creeny
started away, leaving the girls in a high
state of glee. GreenY has doubtless BY
this time sent home by mail a full acv
count as to how three Philadelphia girls
wanted to marry him.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-04-27

THE CENSUS OF IS7O.-The ninth cell
sus Of the United States will be taken.
under the provisions OF the act Of Nav
q, 1850, on the first of June next. Al
the last census, 1, 4l6 Assistant AIarshaIs
we're employed. Congress having de-
clined to adopt any of the new plans
suggested, the census will be taken OH
the same basis as for the last twenty
years. The act Of 1850 provides that the
census shall be taken by the United
States MaTshals of the respective dis
trlcts, with the aid of such assistants a.
shall be required. The census dis lets
Of each State are divided so as to be ON
posed Of not less than 10000 PER-. a.
The assistants are paid as follow. .
cents for every name taken, 10 cents for
every farm, Is cents for every prOduc-
tive establishment Of industry, . cents
for every deceased person, and . per
cent Of the gross amount for names. en-
umerated, for social statistics, and 10
cents per mile for travel. The enumer-
alton must be completed and the returns
all sent into the Secretary of the Interior
by the 1st OF NOvem Der next. The Su-
perintendent Of the Census is Francis A
Walker, late of the Bureau Of Statistics.
and Assistant Special Commissioner. Of
Revenue,
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WHOLE NUMBER ,l2O.
Had We not best Go Naked P-TaTss Oh
Man when In His Clothes.


! Hat-Silk plush, 90 per cent; ribbon
/ 60 per cent; alapaca lining for brim, 81
cents pound and 85 per cent; leather
inside, IS per cent; muslin lining, n
cents square yard; glue, 20 per cent.
COat-ClOth, 50 cents per pound and
/ SIS per cent. ad valOrem; silk lining, &c
per cent; alapaca used therein, so centl
a pound and 35 per cent. ad valOrem;
buttons, if wOrsted, 20 cents a pound
and IS per cent. ad valOrem; wOFsted
braids, 50 cents pound and 80 per cent.
ad valOrem: velvet for collar, 60 per
cent; red wOrsted padding, 80 cents a
pound and 85 per cent. ad valorem:
hemp padding, 40 per cent.
PantalOOns-Cassam 80 cents a
pound and 35 per cent ad vaIOrem; cot
ton used therein, cents n square yard;
hemp cloth for facing, 40 per cent? met
al buttons, 80 per cent, =. ...
Vest-Silk or satin, 80 per cent; linen
lining, 30 per cent; silk buttons, 90 per
cent.
Braces, 35 per cent.
Undershirt-If silk, so per cent; II
wOrsted, so cents a pound and IS per
cent. ad valOrem; if cotton, 35 per cent.
Drawers, the same.
Shirt-COttOn, 5 cents a square yard:
linen for the front, 35 per cent
Buttons, IS per cent.
BoOts-Raw hides, 10 per cent; tam
ned leather, ealf-skin, so per cent; II
patent leather IS per cent; soles IS per
cent.
Neckerchief-If silk, 80 per cent,
POcket-handkerchief-If silk, 90 Der
cent; if linen, SIS per cent; if cotton, So
per cent.
GlOves-Kid gloves, so per cent.
POcket-knife, IS per cent.
Watch, Is per ceBt.
Silk watch-chain, 60 per cent.
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THERE is much speculation as to the
! probable reasons for the present apath-
etic state Of the public mind in relation
| to Outrages and encrOachments of the
Radical faction in Congress. People are
astOunded that the country receives
with apparent Indifference, infractions
of the Constitution and partisan usurps-
tiOns, which, ten years ago, would have
reused a storm of popular fury. II is
certainly disheartening to any man who
has the love Of his country at heart. to
behold the overthrow of State Govern
ments, the tampering with the Supreme
Court, the oppression of intelliqence and
the acknowledgements OF Ignorance, the
bayOnet interference with elections, and
the thousand and one viHainies that
mark the progress of the leaders Of the
dominant party toward despotism-and
see masses of his fellOw-citizens march
stolldIy to the polls every year and vote
to keep Radiealism IN Office. A mo-
ment's thought, however will satisfy
the inquirer that this painful phen0-
menOn is not so extraordinary after all
a great OWL war Is always followed nv
a season of mental inaction. and Fbe
leaders Of the winning party, ffthev are
designing men, take advantage Of fha
public exhaustion to entrencb them
selves in power. But the people invari-
ably wake up, IN the end, and hurl the
aggressOrs from their lofty seats. To
quote but one familiar instance. After
the terrible civil conflict In English
was followed by the triumph and res
toratiOn of the StUaFts, the England
people submitted mmurmuringly for
twenty Years 10 the prOfigacy and ex-
actions Of their new masters. But as
soon as they had recuperated their en-
ergfes, they rose, and, in an almost
blOOdless revolution, drove the Stusrts
from the throne, We have signs now
that the American people are beginning
to- {hrow off their lethargy, and regard
with more interest the Vaccinations
OF the mOuntebanks and tricksteTs ut
Washington. The progress of the DEM /
ocracy has been steadily, though quiet !
ly, onward for the past year; and some
day, not Hr distant, Congress or the
Administration will commit some overt
act that will start the sevOlution that
seems inevita BILE Crisis,
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A LADY teacher in a Sunday School In
New York city relates the following in
cident The class consists of bows.
mostly under twelve. The teacher had
just read from the Bible the account OF
Christs temptation, and his rejection OF
Satan's offer Of the whole world if he
would fall down and worship him. This
evidently set the young b-9irs to work
for pretty soon one sharp-eyed urChiu
was heard saying to another:
We'll, If Satan came along now and
made that offer, I know some foIk-
would go in right off,
Another bOy-'SO do I old Wander
AnOther-'Yes, and Stewart, too
Third bOy-'SO would AstOr.'
Fourth bOy-'You bet. And jim Fisk.
tOO,' '7'>'
First boy-tO jimminy, wouldn't Gen
eral Grant go in though G0lIyT
WhereupOn the young ras, : had a
stffed laugh, and the teacher ,mnand-
ing silence, they resumed their piouS
studies.
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HOar on the Legal Tender Decision

The United States Attorney General,
Judge HOar, puts forth, as the basis OF
his argument the other day, in favor of
re-Opening the late decision of the Su-
preme Court in the Legal Tender uues-
ton, that the verdict of that body was
rendered on the majority of but a single
member of it; and he gravely laid down
| the proposition that so mOmentOus a
| question should not be decided bY the
voice Of one man. This was drive at
the Chief Justice, S. P. Chase. But how
will the case stand if the verdict of this
supreme body is reversed under the re-
argument concluded upon It will be
remembered that there are now two
members, Bradley and Strong, who
were not on the bench when the case
was decided before. Should they both
render an opinion adverse to that now
before the country, and which Judge
Hoar finds fault with, then q majority
of one only, as before, will seal the YER
dict. Are the opponents Of such an
opinion expected to accept this majority
of one, deciding in favor of paper pay
ments Of contracts, when the other side.
headed by HOar, refuses TO accept the
the majority of one against paper3
But Judge HOar is not correct in his
ueCIaIaGIOIl tllttI JIle opinion ol 2 single
member of the Court turned the scale in
the late decision. There were eight
members Of the body present, and five
of them, including Judge Greer, agreed
to the opinion rendered, while three
took tue negative. This would rive q
majority of two, Judge Greer, 6owev-
er, having previously rendered lis re-
signation to take effect upon future
date, the Acknowledgement declares is
rendered a nullitY there, and his vote is
held to count nothing. This is the way
the majority is reduced by Judge HoaT,
to one, If this is not pettifoging case,
we never saw it done. Now, let us see
what the Massachusetts lawyer has to
say when the majority Oh his side of tho
house is reduced to one, as it will Se i'll
the late decision is rPVprsed.-[Ex. ''
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tAs THE TwIG Is BENT THE TREE Is
INCLINED. We often hear mothers
wondering why their daughters are So
indOlent, or So ignorant of household
matters or so careless in their habits,
They complain, and scOld, and fret over
1t, but they make no attempt to teach
them any better. The fault lies with
the mothers themselves; instead Of
training their girls to habits Cf Industry
and neatness; Instead of instruCting
them to household ways, they have al
lowed them to grow up without any
training at all,
Girls are not going TO learn these
things of their own accord; They must
be taught from the time they are old
enough to learn, how to be neat and in
dustrious. The teaching of them must
be systematic, beginhihg In their early
wears; ii will not do to train them a
month, then leave them three months
to do as they please Education IS after
all, the mighty magician that turns ev-
cry thing into gold Mother CduCata
your girls to be ppat and indus
triOus, and YOV Will never have to COM
plain that they are not neat and indus
triOUs women, Train them carefully I'm
household ways; teach them to make
puddings, and cakes, and pickles, and
preserves, show them how TO be tidy
about g house, how to do everything hl
the neatest manner; il is worth the
trouble; il is worth the troublay fOr
instead of having dranes and slattems
about you, you will have well-trained
and useful helps.
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The White Mans Party,

Under the first influence of the first
impressions, radicals are cooperating
with democrats in various parts Of the
country, in view OF the ratification OF
the fifteenth amendment, in urging the
formation Of a white mans party in op-
position to the party coNpOsed OF ne
groes and Vhiie men who are sorry they
were born white. 1t occurs to us that
democrats who are engaged IN this
movement forget that The Democratic
party has always heen the white mans
party, and must remain so unless it
shall change its theory Of self-govern-
ment and its political principles. The
last number OF the Fayette Democrat
has the following upon the subject,
but what is the true policy of the
democratic party I'm this situation of af-
fairs& It certainly looks os il there
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Nor Posted IN HISTORY.-A youthful
applicant for a certificate to teach school
presented himself before the SuDerin-
tending School Committee Of a town i'm
Maine, and after having answered cor
rectly several questions in mathematics
he was asked:
AIN what year did Columbus discover
America?n
The young man paus ed, scratched his
head and replied:
"Well, mister you've got me now.u
WAS il before or after the birth of
our SayiOurSSN continued the commit
teeman,
The youth spenta moment in thought,
and then raising his huge fist, and strik-
ing 1t upon the desk, exclaimed;
You hev got me again, by thunder
The certificate was not granted.
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ADMIRAL BELCHER, Of the British
navy, an officer enjoying high reputa-
ton for his knowledge in reference To
storms and prevailing winds ut sea, has
written a letter to the LOnden Times
stating that lie has not vet given up ali
hopes Of the safety Of the City Of Boston
Admtral Belcher says that II the CITY Of
Boston, by reason Of the ice-bergs, was
obliged to sail on q soUtheasterly course,
che may have fallen into the horse Ieff-
tudes,' where she is now detained. He
cites the instance of a transport which
was detained one hundred and any DAYS
IN the regions mentioned, and bell ve,
that if the City Of Boston has zen
caught in the region Of calns, she win
at last, hS means of the trade winds.
md her way to some port or Florida or
the West Indies,
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A warning 10 Thsater-gOsr..

An amusing incident occurred the 9TH
er night at the National IhCater, Wash
ingtOn. In the front row of the par
quette sat beautiful, bright --tie bOv.
about three and half years .s.., whose
appearance aud childish (thOu-h shrewdI ,
remarks had attracted much attention
and who, with natural curiosity Of child
hOOi, asked the meaning Of every thing
that struck him as peculiar, among
which, the large exodus Of gentlemen to
take a ''smileH was one; he asked the
friend who had him in charge: tsWhere
are all these people going? Is the play
Over?" He was told "thev are going
to get drink" He watche them file
past as he looked over the front Of the
parqnette, and took a tout, elderly gen
tleman fairly by asking him, in a per
feCtly audible voice, care YOU going to
take a drink 90 All in the vicinity
fairly yelled with laughter, doubtless to
the establishment Of that portion of the
audience who were not within hearing
Of the cause, It is feared the old gen
teman by his looks thought that some
one had prompted the child, but such
was not the case; 1t was just as stated
above,
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-04-27

AN Ice merchant in Greenwich.
Connecticut, who had been watching his
pond all winter with almost prayerful
interest in hopes Of a freeze visited it re-
GENTLY, after a sharp, cold night, steppe,l
ON the ice, and finding it would hear
him, exclaimed, THANK 2odp Going
still further on the pond, he exclaimed
laore rerventy. Thank Godu But on
yenturing trife further, and going
through up to the neck, he calculated
louder and heartier than ever, 'D-n the
ice y
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-04-27

The New York Times notes that fine
taxes in England are so levied as Ia
draw considerable more money frDm the
rich than the poor, h has been csIei,-
lated by Mr.. DRlaley Baxter, am spxcaI-
lent statisctan, that what arr called tb,.
upper and middle classes I'm Eurlan,l
contribute ESQ, 900, 600 to the national in
come, and the 'manual labor class r.g
ll2,e0l, Professor Levi, another reror-
AiAed authority, estimates that the per
eentage Of taxes to income i'm the cosD
OF the working classes is five and a half
per cent, while the upper aud the mid-
dle classes pay twelve and a half Diff
ferent in this country.
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Executive DEPARTMENT,
STATE or NTISSTSSTppT
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. %, 1870

'-AV N7V-7I 1'II77'I . I'M % IoINg
I, Adelbert Ames, brevet major gen.
eral United States army, provisional
govepAor of the State of Mississippi, Clc
hereby certify that AdelheTt Ames was
elected United STATES Senator by the
Legislature of this State on the 18th day
or January, 1870, for the unexpired term
which commenced on the 4th dav al
March, 1869, and which will end on the
18th day of March, lsI6
In testimony Whereof I have here
49,, unto set my hand and caused
: las. the great seal of the State OF
>--' Mississippi TO be affixed, the
223th day of January, 1870
ApELRERT ANIES,
BreVert Maj. Gen, q. s. Army.
Provisional Governor of Mississippi.
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Commissioner Wilson, Of the land Of
tee, reports that quite an important dis
coyery has been made ia Texas of a rjcl,
vein Of copper, a man who had read
the advertisement OF the land office. de-
sWipg mineral specimens from an ugrts
Of the country, picked up q curious look
Ing lump in one Of his fields, and sent il
TO that bureau, On examination, IL
proved to te native copper. The gov
eFpment, IN consequence, is now about
70 send professor ROeSsler, geOlOgist Of
the mining bureau into Texas to explore
Snd report on the region where the dis
COVeTy was made,
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A Sign Of the Times.

The certificate uf election which "Sen.
ator', Ames, of Mississippi, bore with
him to the United States Senate is one
of the most curious and suggestive doou-
ments ever seen, u ought 20 be pre-
served forever as o record OF recOnstruc-
ton. Ii is this:
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THE sUTCIDKL car.

BrF.A- DURAIvAsE.
THEEE was a man named Furguson,
He lived on Market street,
He had speckled Thomas Cat,
That couldn't well be beat,
He'd catch more rats and mice and pich
Than forty cats could eat.
This cat would come into the room
And climb up On-s cheer,
And there he'd cit and lick HE self
And Purr 90 awfaI queer,
That Furguson would yell al him
- But still he'd purr-Ievere.
And then he'd climb the moonlit fence.
And loaf around and yoRl,
And spit, and claw another ct
Alongside OF the jowl;
= And then they wouid both shake thSir tails,
And jump around and howl
Oh, this cat Of Furguson'E
Was fesrfnl thento see:
He'd yen precisely like he WA
In awful agony;
You'd think hrst-claEs stomachschs
-- Had strEck some small baby. ....FE
All the mothers in the street, ~
Walked BY tho horrid din, ,4...
Would rise up and search their babes,
To ind some worrying pin:
And StiH this vigorous cat would keep
Hollerin' like sin.
And as for Mr.. FurgusOn,
Twas mere than he could bear.
And so he hurled his boot-jack oat,
Right through the midnight air;
But this vocIerouS Thomas cat,
Not onecent did ne care n~
For still he yowled and kept his fur
A Etaudin,u up on end
And his old spine a-doublin' mp
As far as it would bend,
.Asif his hopes Of happiness
Didon his lungs depend.
Bnt while curyin' Of his SPIKE
Andwaitin' tUattack
A cat upon the other fence,
There came an awful crack;
And this here speclzled Thomas Cat
Was busted in the back.
When RurguSOn came down next day.
There lay his old feline,
And not a life was left in him,
Although he had nine
"An this here comes, said FurgusOR,
"Of Curvin' Of his spine,"
Now all ye men whose tender hearts
This painful tale does rack,
Just take this moral to yourselves
All Of you, white and black;
Don't ever go, like this here cat,
To getten' up your back
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Fire Department.

YOUNG AMERICA FIRE CO., MOI
Meet fret Wednesday evening In each month a
their ball over @. c. COulsOn's Grocery.
l.. &. HOEEY, Prcs't.
JOHN N. PENCE, Sec'y.
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sYMRouc MAsONRY.
I. @. O. T.
~

Urbana Lodge. No IS, meets Friday evenings
Champaign Encampment, No. -, meets 2nt
and 4th Monday evenings.
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MotUNGEE FIRE CO.. NO.2.
Meet second TnesdaT evening in each month, al
their Hall in rear OF Court House.
B. 2. GANSON, Pres't.
HORACE G. HAPPERSBTT, Sec'y.
RESCUE HOOK AND LADDER CO., NO. l.
Meet first Wednesday evening in each MONTH at theil
Hall in Kaufman & Nelson's Gothic Block.
ROYAL j. WINDER, Foreman.
JOSEPH ROOF, sec'y
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r,,,,ov,- aud New England Passengers, with
their baggage, are transferred Free Of Charse IN
New York. ,-...fr.,,y sIoa,,-
The best ventilated and most injurious @ @ l,IeSt'
t,,e, 'Cs3scI1es nz-TN THE WORLD@A accom-
many an night trains on this Railway. -, .
15-The Frie Railway Company mas oPenti 4 4
6o0t OF 23i ST. New York, thus enabling p'tAs,ein
gers TO reach the upper portion OF the elly Will
ont the expense and annoyance OF Il st4ee' ct'i VI
omnibus tTslnsfer. 80. ~ tI,a
6F-Tbe scenery along the entire route ol tns
Esrfe Railway IS OF the most picturesque ana
1eeT7tiflIl character Admirers Of Nature s beau
lies IN n DAYLIGHT Journey over this Line, VIII
and IN ifs ever Changing landscapes subjects OF
continual admiration and interest,"
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nsy-AsK FOR TICKETS via ERIE RAILWAY,
Which can he obtained Rt the principal Ticket
Ohices in the West and Southwest
/. D. RUKER, WM. r: BARR ,
Genl Supt. Genl PasSr AB L
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I. o. r. NJ.

NinneOla Trbs, No. 81, meet every Tuesday evening,
in third Story Of Viewers building-Northeast cor.
OF Public Square.
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BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH
And Fare always as low as by any other route