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Tar Il he Understood

so,,b Is tired of fighting hopeless
battles and will in no case 90 WIN '"e AZ, ~,
$3.50 sho,,,d they he so Maynard ana I'M.
.>n,,t,.,h,c ~ to nominate presiaeh''s''
ticket. ..., 81 oor-
,.;,,r TIM, Il would secure the triumph OF the
dominant party, would beregarded MS antas,
on;s,,c 70 the South and against the peace Oh
the Union, and therefore TO be treated as II
II had been gotten up In the interest," %
GRANT. ,,;ch
That the country demands peace. !" Nv"
con no assured IN no earthly way save y! v"
breaking I'D of the war party and the l'' u.
inc of nm entirely new party, freed if'''' Inv
100 and ant;o,,ated crotchet> OF old psr'ie>
,hat wou,d only vex and eonp''eale p"D'''
sfairs and continue irritation ana rss''eS''
ness In the public MIND.
Tim, if II were possible to elect Demo-
cr,tic President, he would be situated very
much like President JOHNSON, having the
name of President, but being so tied ana
msnaclcd As to be able to do nothing. lie
would he a mere fly In the spiders nest, en-
yelpped In web and not even able to lit
wing or move 3 leg.
That If HORACE GREELEY IS elected he VIII,
more than probably, be able to combine
majority Of Congress 10 support his mea'
sures: and thus we shall have on efficient
and harmonious Gorernment-one laborine
20 maintain the power and glory Of the Ea'
ton aud the harmony and contentment oil
the people.
That with these convictions which are Ell.
tertained. we believe, by the whole South
DO third presidential ticket will meet win
favor here. Any movement to form such
ticket will be looked upon US hostile TO our
best interests. The result will be so appa-
rent that we cannot but regard il as both
needless and reckless movement which
would betray personal ambition that would
not hesitate to wreck the fortunes of the
country for It's own qualification.
And finally, that the two hobbies OF Mr..
GREELEY being disposed of: Abolition by
expiration, and protection by making il OF
tional with the congressional distriets-antt
he being liberal and fair towards the South
and ardentIy desiring the peace of the Union.
the South will support him. The race Is
considered to BIO made up, the horses sad
died. the riders are In their seats, and no new
entry Is to be thought of. The South cam
not with justice to itself or to the Union
think of another.
These are things that should he well IN
derstood.
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.sPECsAE NOTICES.

Mr. NEW ASDs ELEGANT STOCK. .
LLAMA LACE POINTS sACQUEs, sHAWLs'
JsIsEss goods, EszHRoIDERIEs,& &c,
lust oPENED.
T.R PRICE &CO., nosySin market, are making
heavy additions toheir speadd stock In all tnat %
new, varied, and attractive.
THREAD and LLAMA POINTS ana saCQDEs'
SPRING md SUMMER SHhWLS. in grest varie-
": HERMANN and GRENADINE SIiAWLS for
mourning; PhRAsOLs.s sUN-sIfADEs, and La
Dies UMBRELLAS. s.,'rrss -
Enormous stock of Euglisb, French, and American
PRINTS, including every variety Of DOLLY
WARDEN. One thousand packages or more just
opened.
DRESS GOODS. fG
JAPANESE SILKS aud POPIINS, MOHAIRS,
FIGURED CHALLIEs,- GRENADINES Striped
and tjg,,red). RGANDIES, LAWNS, PERCALEs,
CAMBRICS JACONETS, &c, &c -,s. -. ~:
IN MOURNING GOODS.
STRIPED and PLAIN IRON GRENADINES,
uERSANNIS in silk and wool; SILK WARP Al
PACAS, MOHAIR ALPACAS, CHALLiEs'
FRENCH BERAGEs, Wells, sIfAWLs, COL
LARS. &C., &C.
By every steamer and express daily they add 70
their selec, stock, and only ask look from retail
and wholesale buyers to insure sales.
r. X. PRICE 4 CO.,
mva 1901 Main and Eleventh streets.
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NIT DRESS GOODS, DRESS GOODS
We have now on hand large stock of DRESS
GOODS of the latest Styles, among which VIII d.
found
PLAIN, PLAID. CHECKED, and FIGURED ia
PANESE SILKS: .....
MARL CHALLI. CHALLI CLOTH;
NORWICH POPLlNS. ToILE ECKu:
JAPANESE POPLINS, GENAPPISE;
TYCOON REPS, DOLLY VARDESS:
STRIPED. CORDED. and FIGURED P1QUES;
COLORED PRINTED PIQUES, PERCALEs;
CRETONs, LINEN for suits:
STRIPED BALERNO, TAFFATA CHECKS;
CHINA SILKS, IRON GRENADINES;
MEDINAS, REP and SILK WARP PoPLIS5:
STRIPED and FIGURED GRENADINES:
CHALLIES In all cnors, ..
BLACK and COLORED ALPACAS;
MOIIAlRS Of superior quality;
TANIsE, CREPE MARETZ, BOMBAZINE;
PRINTED CHALLIES and DELA1NES;
AIL.WOOL DELAINES In black anu colors:
VICTORIA LAWNS, LINEN LAWNS for dresses
WASH POPLINS, TOSENtITES:
MARIPOSAs, LINEN LUSTRES;
BATISTE, SEERSUCKER*;
DOLLY WARDEN SWISS MUSLIN:
DOLLY WARDEN PIQUES,
DOLLY WARDEN PERCALES,
DOLLY WARDEN ClIALLI,
DOLLY WARDEN CRETONNEs,
DOLLY WARDEN LAWNS,
DOLLY WARDEN DELAISEs. and all other new
style of dress goods adapted 10 the season.
LEVY BROTHERS,
1913 and l2lj Main street.
DOLLY WARDEN CUFFS and COLLARS.
apes
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- All Quiet Along tie Potomac 70
Night"

RICHMOND, May i, 49,.
To the Editors of The Dispatch:
In connection with the recently-revived
question as to the authorship Of "All quiet
along the Potomac" which is now being
generally discussed in the southern Journals.
leg to narrate the following, which with
some may have bearing upon the prcteI-
sions of some of the claimants: In the sum
mer of 1862, being in the company OF several
Mississippi soldiers. comrades OF Lamar
Fontaine, the beauty of the lines. which
were then becoming generally known. was
commented upon, and the question OF Az
thorship discussed. They spoke very lightly
of both the valor and literary ability OF La
mar Fontainc, asserting positively that he did
not write the lines, that though he promul-
gated them in his regiment they were by his
comrades supposed to have been written by
private soldier OF Georgia regiment, who
being killed in battle, his person was ritltd
by Lamar Fontaipe who was seen to take the
manuscript lines from the pocket Of the dead
soldier. Fontaiue soon after claimed them
rs his own.
Let this be taken for what il may be worth.
it should, think, deserve a place in the dis
cllsSion. As for myself, acknowledge the
ingenious and forcble reasoning Of The Dis
Patch. and am inclined to admit the claim Of
Mrs. Ethel Beers, of New York.
Yours. II. \. Z.
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EXCURSION.
EXCURSION TO WEST POINT
VIA TIE YORK RIVER RAILROAD
Or MONDAY, MAY 10, 1872.

JEFFERSON LODGE, No. %. KNIGHTS OF
PITHIAS, Will celebrate their first anniversary by
IN
EXCURSION TO WEST POINT
on MONDAY the 18Th Of May. The excursion train
will leave The depot 1T Il o'clock a. VI. promptly,
and return by u O'Clock =. VI -
every respect a pleasant trip, and the excursion
offer; variety Of onDy!nvnts, och as ttll'lns hsh-
ing. and saltwater L:ItiiiTS.
Kessnici's celebrated BldSs ami String baha HIS
been engaged for hc.occusion. ,,,,
The eNcursonisis will be furnished dinner by Alr
MASSIE. proprietor ithe Huntington Hotc., Mt
West Point At ltty cents. =.
CONNECTIONS and Ices ,will be furnished Mt city
prices by Mr.. J. W. PLEDGE who VIII accompany
the excirsiun.
Ronnd-trlp tickets for n gentleman. "; for gen
,lcinan and lady, Il so, and each additional lady
J0c. children. Soc.
Tickets can DC procured from the following Com
mittec of Arrangements: Robert l-ecky, DR.. VI Is
Carter, Robert 4. Briggs Samuel Perdnc, George v
Pickett, James Lampkin. George h. Rllfhn.
my Git
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GONE OF Ny SHEEP GoNE."-We learn
from the Alexandria Gazette that Hon.
LEWIS MCKENZIE, II delegate to the Phl'adcl-
phia Convention, has thrown up his creden-
tials and determined to support the GREELEY
ticket. This is sensible. Mr.. MrkESzlE Is a
good.healted man.-mean> well, aid Is NJ
WAYS sincere. He has done exactly as W"
expected he would do.
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THE Rennion Ticket--Virginia.

Virginia is-a unit, we believe, IN ts'or OF
the nominees Of the Cincinnati Convention
The press and every leading man. as 'ar Is
we hear, prefer that ticket to any that NAV
be nominated by the Philadelphia conVet'-
tiop. and, with something approaching ''l'''
,;n,;tv they consider any Democratic Ticket
as entirely out of the question:.
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We arc gratitied at the manner in which
the New York Herald notices the nomina-
ton of GREELEY. 1t is frank, fair, and even
generous. The nomination Of Mr. GREELEY,
says that paper, "shoWs prominently the
"eiiect of personal duty upon the general
'mind of the country; for whatever criti-
"clsms may be made upon the public career
" of Mr.. GREELEY, no one denies his devotion
"to the peoples welfare, his almost Senti-
"nlental devotion to every scheme that
"promised well to mankind" The Herald
furthermore welcomes "HoRACE GREELEY
into the campaign az man whom the Anne
rican people will always respect and honor"
Il must be remembered that GREELEY and
BENNETT have been antipodes, and have had
bitter personal quarrelS possibly hundred
times. This generous and just testimony
from the Herald is therefore credtable to
BENNETT, while it Is high aulogium of
GREELEY.
The Herald crlticises the gentlemen who
were before the Cincinnati Convention. 1t
considers both ADAMS and TRuMBuLL cold
and unpopular, while the suggestion OF
DAVIS waSusclndal." GREELEY, it thinks,
was by all odds the best man the Convention
could have named. 1t speaks of CHASE and
DAVIS as belonging to department OF the
Government in which there should be no
politicians, and declares that the lesson
taught by the Convention was ''that when
"man becomes q law-giyer he must cease to
abe = politician"
We concur with the Herald that the cam
paign "will not be a canvass of false pre-
fences" The Herald says that "GREELEY
means enthusiasm; GRANT means strength
And truly is it so. GREELEY eXcites enthu-
siasm because he is an honest man and prom
Uses to reform abuses and restore harmony
and equality amongstthe people and the States
GRANTS strength has been misused for the
affection of the people and the destruction
of the peace of the Union. He can excite
no enthusiasm. The probability of his re-
election is looked upon with fear and trem-
bling. The period is suspicious for Kidding
the land Of one In whose hands power has
been cruelty abused, and installing with the
spirit of enthusiasm an honest and sincere
man, whose effort will be to administer the
Government for the good of the whole nation.
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DIED,

On the e7th of April. 1872: at his residence In He'll
rico county, ROBERT j. TAYLOR, age'i twenty
live years.
First the pleasures die, and then ,,o,
Our hopes. and then our fears: ana "heh
These are dead the debt Is due.
Dust claims dust, and We die too.
When the whole course has been passed over. the
complement OF life. infancy youth iiiinom'' hliu-
rity, age. ana decline. has been lived ana the season
Of 1.-THE scar and yellow :eaf Hls come, even then l.
the we dearly love, though ripe Tor me grave
Welded mp not without sore regrets ana pangs or
bitter grief. But who can describe the !E:ir;-r"t!-
Ing emotions that Ill or hnSo'ns when The ro''
tltlnl, hand Of death t. hid upon dear one IN The
morning Of life IN all the strenTth and yieorof ail-
hood: when just having entered upon his earthly
career all Is bright and cheering and the risll Of nc
opens beautiful and Iuvitingly before him, then II l.
that with feelings Of the deepest sorrow we see INC
dust return to the dust as ii was and the soul
return 10 the God who gave II.
Thus bowed down by affection, DO we now pay our
sad tribute 10 the memory of our departed friend.
But YESTERDAY in the bloom OF ye s, nnd M cold in
@Deati keeps es r. no calendar" Of modest and re-,
f uilve nnnreciate Mr. Tayl0r's worth and We can
nav iiiii no higher tribute than say of him f;'t hr
was most beloved by those VINO kiew ii., fs., VI
mankind and consideratc in Iii: bearlng towards
interiors, plain and unaffected with his associates
and respectful without subscrsienry towards ILL.,
elders. In short, he acted manly, courteous ana
nolensiee part in all the situations in life IN which
he was PLACED; ,o nso 90 honor md rt,or want Of
setshueSs commanded our respect and admiration
the gentleness, kindness. and dccornlu when ever
characterized his intercourse with his friends en-,
twned him about our hearts andwon our love. ANA
now. although his voice hushed In death. Shall never
fall III kindly accents upon orr ears ana MS
form no more gladden. eyes, still he viii everyc
fresh In our minds, and the remembrance OF his
many virtues and noble qualities be fonitly cher
ished. III W.
On Sunday the 9Th instant. OF apopleXy, while on
his way to church. GEORGE W. MARSHALL. OF
Caroline county, Va.
At the residence of her son, j. D. Gatcwood. No.
3ls Broad street. ut g,1arerpast 10 O'Clock on sum
day night, May 5th after long and painful illness
Mrs. SUSAN B. MCWHIRT, in the serentv-secona
year Of her age.
Funeral services THIS DAY TUESDAY May 7th.
ut II o'clock, from Centenary church.
At the residence OF Its grandparents. Mr. MoGrc's
LESTER WYGDE, only son OF j. '. aud X. e.
Pitt
Dearest LEsTERthou hast left u.s.
We thy loss most deeply feel.
But tits God who hath bereit ~,
He can all our SORROWS heal.
The funeral will take place at the residence To-
DAY lTuesddy|, at O'Clock p. NJ.
In this city, Of consumption. on the evening Of
the 18th of May, at 3:l5 o'clock, PlETltO CAPRnNl,
aged thrty-six years, formerly Of Toscaua, Italy.
Philadelphia papers please copy. t..E- +.~.
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AMUsEasENTs.
DICHMoND THEATRE. ~

RIcHMoSD fHEAIAg'
ron FOIrR NIGHTS ANDa.sEATINEEs
fi,e ,yorIa-faIned Comedian, @sS
1ffsss JOHN il. OWENS ;gs
- IL, pt,roIisis,sd and characteristic gmb
~ ms '''''s IF guif,tsIy supported by
possTsEL a So e o AIfAN Y. issassr.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY srii, Co ie''ian ?
!" .-.-1 Comedy, In three acts. OF
THE POOR GENTLEMAN, o,,o,r
DR. Oapod. ~
I;oncI,itling will, Owens's great speciality
SOLON SINGLE.
Scion Single. 1880 49,
as acted by him IN London, New York, and through
" " :. out the English world upwards or
two thousand nights.
1,y11rPsnAY EVENING, MAY oTH. C0feman's
Immortal Comedy in FIVE acts, or
THE HEIR AT LAW
DR.. Pangloss LII. p A 8. 1no1,: " 1we'
THE HAPPiEST DAY oF-MY LEE.
FRlpAY. tiilr,i night, Sterling Coyne's Comedy,in
=, - 0f-a three acts.
EyERYBODY'S FRIEND.
Major DC Boots. 'f' o"eE'
Concluding with 0wcns's Farceof
FORTY WINkS.
fI0ratl0 Spriggins, misery Duttaninakrr from
fhe sae Of rseryed sets for each Of MT. owenss
nights will take place Oh MONDAY. slny etsi: NJ
o'clock, at " est. Johnston 4 Co.'s bookstore. al
mission. 81 reserved se:ts, Sl.a0; gallery, Soc
CIT
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49, To South Carolina and North Carolina the
G.sxIRY ticket takes well. In Georgia, ow-
ing TO the influence Of Mr. STEPHENS, the
Conservative papers seem to hold OF for the
snessenf,
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MT MARSEILLES TRIMMINGS.
We now offer the largest stock Of
MARSEILLES Trimmings,
GIMTS. PRINCES. and BUTTONS.
we have ever offered.
ALSO,
4 large variety Of ....
TUCK1NGS AND FRILLINGS Of the latest de-
signs. LEVY BROTHERS,
1913 and 12E5 Main street
DOLLY WARDEN JEW ELEI.
DOLLY WARDEN COLLARS and CUFFS. ap:3
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MILITARY NOTICES.

HEADQUARTERS FIRST VIRGINIA FOLuNTEERS.l
RICnMoSD, VA. Mayf. 49,"
A CALLED MEETING OF THE
n Executive Beard of the regiment Will he a
held at the Office of the Old Dominion Insurance III
Company. No. Ills Main street THIS EVENING"
ut O'Clock. \ prompt and fnll attendance Is de-
sired.
Hy order of Colonel join \. SLOAN, Chairman.
J. F.. LAUGHTON, JR..
sy I'll Secretary.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

r A. LYMAN,
COMMISSIONER OF TIE UNiTED STATES
COURTS formerly Deputy Clerk and Deputy Mar
shall OF the United States Courts for Virginia..
gives special attention to PRACTICE IN BANK
RUPTCY, SECURING EXEMPTIONS, DIS
CHARGES, &C., and generally to eases before the
Federal courts. 81 ~ .srH
Attends to taking dispositions, stating accounts,
and proof of claims, before those courts,
an g5-eod2w tt .zE".#
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NOTICE.-Business engagements calling
~ me from town for aweek or more hereby give
notice that my business will be placed in charge
of Mr.. JAMES L. OWEN during my absence.
JOHN T. BOWEN, Carpenter and Builder.
MANCHESTER, May 9. my1-lt
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.fToLOAN, $500 on unineumbered real
. II estate. Fur informatie q, apply nc the Office OF
Mes rs. LYME 4 BRoThE h, xace ioneers.
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MACHINERY, &c.

MACHINE WORKS.-SLOAT2 Il AID
W. DINGTON, Nos. 1tss2, 1424, 1926, and lt2s
Gary street, and Nos. Is and Is south Fifteenth
work In the machinist line, rcpair all kinds OF work
We go IN the country to do all sorts VI work In our
line. Also, make the best tobacco mills In the world
and keep them hand, as we'll as tobacco screws of
all kinds, together with bands and bets and all
tcics for the manu- fracture of tobacco. We keep
hand for sale all sizes Of new and secondhand En-
gines Boilers, SawMlll Grist Mills, Power Pumps
Platform Scales, Shafting, Hangers, P,ileys, Gear
Of ali useful articles In our line. together with
Jutlsons Patent Steam Engine Governor; Utica Conn
pany Steani-liauges; SelGen's Patent Engine Paes>
Ing Peet Valves Globe Valves falo@ Sosss sell sell
Cleaners, Oil Cans; Water Gauges, &c. All OF which
we sell at reasonable prices aud on accommodating
terms. N. b. We receive on consignment all KINDS
of machinery, both new and second-hand. Come aud
see us. 81 s Toe 81 ~. sI.aAT 8 ADDINGTONs.
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fIENDS AND FELLOW

TO MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW
L CITIZENS OF RICHMOND.--At Your request
hereby respectfully announce myself candidate
for the Office Of COMMISSION R OF THE REFE
Nl':. 1T the approaching clccfon subject to the APP
lrnva! uf the nominating Convention of the Con-
Sentative party. II elected promise Ia DISCHARGE
the duties OF the Office faithfully and impartlaly.
GEORGE ". DUESBERRI.JR.
~. r.
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Two MY FELLOW-C CITIZENS OF RICH
L MGND.-CGnscioris Of having faithfully dis
charged the dtc, Of the position YOU gave me- re-
Snrctfuily announce myself candidate for r-clec-
ton 10 The Office OF HIGH CONSTABLE. subject to
nomination by the Conservative lslrty, and again
solicit vnur support. y. W. RrStN.
M. IL
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PERSONAL.

TRY GOODS.-MR. G. P. BAGgY having
IL recovered from severe spell of sickness, has
resumed business with JULIUS SYCLE, No. AIS
Broad street, between Fourth aud Fifth. Call and
see him. my 7-lflw
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NHEAP ADVERTISING.

(tHEAP ADVERTISING. ......
Advertisements occupying one.lnch space viii lie
inserted In
THREE HUNDRED AND TEN NEWSPAPERS
IN TIE SOUTHERN STATES,
covering thoroughly the States of Maryland Della
ware, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. Mississippi.
Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and
Missouri,
ONE MONTH FOR Sis.
This list comprises from thirty to forty more
papers than tile lists Of either OF the other ageuccs,
and has the following special advantages:
lst 4 higher grade Of newslarers with larger cir
I'd Circulation among letter classes and In better
localities.
Sd. L0,ccr prices.
Circulation being the main test Of values, and the
only gauge Of prices In this business 1t is clear that
1t would he economy for advertisers to avail them
selves Of our lista, even nj higher proportionate
rates. rather than Use the crude combinations OF
other parties ...t .....ss sa ....
These considerations coupled with the fact that the
average price per papcrtf our lists Is considerably
lower than all the others serve to show the .'-'
,ast UNPARALLELED SUPERIORITY
of tic advantages we Offer
Equally favorable quotations made for any single
State. Copies of lists, circulars. estimates, and full
Information furnished OIL application. Apply TO the
ORIGINAL AND ONLY
GREAT SOUTHERN ADVERTISING AGENCY
OF
GRIFFIN 4 HOFFMAN,
No. 4 SOUTH STREET, BALTIMORE.
We refer by permission to Messrs. Walter K.
Martin 1 Co.. Richmond, Va: Ex-Governor M l..
Honlau. of South Carolinn; General L. Ii. b.
Young, III. c., CartersyIlle, Ga.; L. i. Iawt6n,
Esq; cashier Exchange Bunk, Macon, Ga. Mr.. II.
a; Schroeder. president Southern Bank, Mobile,
Ala: Hon. Jefferson Dariss memphis, Tenn.
my 2-deodat&wlt d. sr. .t2l.,1s 81 s...,lz i.
A GENCY OLD DOMINION BROOM
"A " OR X S.-lyO dozen .YIRGINIA-MADE
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On the 9th of April. 1872. at his residence In He'll
rico county, ROBERT }. TAYLOR, aged twenty
live years.
ur;,,, t,,o ,,,o,r,ros ITO mud thnu
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rr'IJE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
l STOCKHOLDERS OF TIE VIRGINIA
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY will be held at
the o!licc OF The company, Qsli Main street on
TUESDAY the lith day Of May; ls12. 1t 9 O'CLOCK
l.. II. DAVID >. BCRR,
~, ..-.rl Secretary.
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CEMETERY COMPA-
i l. NI.-Tkc annual meeting OF the stockholders
Of the Hollywood rn,Getcry Company will he held
IN TUESDAY. Way it'll. at O'Clock i. NJ, ut the
office orftc NI::iuil State Insurance Company, No.
ZOOS Main .:rlCl. JAMES II. GARDNER,
mn 21-Nay Igt67 Secretary.
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NOTICE.--Thc annual meeting of the
y STOCKHOLDERS OF THE CLOVER HILL
RAILROAD COMPANY will be held ut the office of
Mc5rs Lancaster Y 60. on TUESDAY, 18th May.
l-7., al - O'Clock. d. g. WOODBRIDGE,
D.i-ld treasurer.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
Look out fer the Rocks.


A gentlemen crossing the English
Channel stood near the helmsman.
1t was calm nd pleasant evening,
aud no one dreamed of a possible
danger to the good ship. Buta sud
den tapping of the sail, as if the
wind had shifted, caught the ear of
the officer on watch, and he sprang
at once to the wheel, examining
closely the compass.
"You are half a point off the
course" he said sharply to the man
at the wheel. The deviation was
corrected, and the officer returned
to his post.
"You must steer very accurate
W." said the locker on, "when only
half point is so much thought Of"
"Ah, half a point, in many places,
might bring US on the rocks" he
said.
So it is in life. Half point from
strict truthfulness strands us upon
the rocks of falsehood. Half a point
from perfect honesty, and we are
steering straight for the rocks of
crime. And so of all kindred vices.
The beginnings are always small.
No one climbs to summit at one
bound, but goes up one little step at
A time. Children think lightly of
what they call small sins. These
rocks do not look so fearful TO them.
A friend was once, when q lad,
sailing down East River, near New
York, which was then very dan
zeroUs channel. He watched the
old steersmen with great interest
and observed that whenever he came
near TO a stick of painted wood hC
changed his course.
ssWhy do yOn turn out for those
bits of wood?" asked the boy.
The old man locked up from an
der his shaggy brows, too much ia
| ken up with his task to talk, anC
| simply growled out "Rocksi"
"Well, | would not turn out foI
those bits of wood" said the thO't
less boy, / would ego right owe
them"
The old man replied only by lOol
\ which that boy has not forgotten il
his manhood "Poor foolish lad,
it said, show little you know abou
] rocks -
So, children, shun the rocks a
YOU would the way to death. Their
are plenty Of buoys 10 warn yol
where they are hidden; and when
ever YOU meet one turn aside, 70
! there q danger lies.