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Year: 1867

The ostlers were alarmed and
came rushing in, when an expla-
nation ensued, and the puppy that
had caused so great agitation was
found Jim. and Bill got sober at
length, and they haven't been on
a spree since.
Year: 1867

LETTER FROM GOV. WARD-RETIREMENT OF THE


STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.


During the Impartial Suffrage Convention
held al Trenton on Tuesday the following letter from
Gov Ward read


.. TRENTON N. j., July 10, 1857.
CH,s suIrH ssq and others of0s STATE Central Committee


GENTLEMEN: Your invitation TO appear and take part
in the proceedings Of the Union Central COnVehuon
which Is TO be assembled the 23d inst was duly re-
ceived and shall feel it both duty ana pleasure 10
comply with your request But IN ACKNOWLEDGING your
courteous invitation it perhaps both ntng ana proper
that should express my hearty approval OF the purpose
and object for which you have been convened. Con-
nected with the Republican party from its first organza
tion accepting its traditional doctrines ana ts vtal
creed with all their natural consequences always DeneV
ing that freedom national and that its blessings ana
rights should enure TO all, without dlsuhctlon
Of race class, or color, welcome the prOhse .,
of our final triumph Suffrage should be regarded as the
Inherent right Of all who bear the burdens ana ght the
battles OF the nation Honor, justice and policy alike
demand that we should confer upon long proseIDeu
and injured race tho only boon under which they can
maintain aud defend their rights. have no question
but that the policy which regard as necessary or he
Reconstructed states will be good ior the loyal ot'e G
limited In their operation by the boundaries OF states anu
nations Trusting that your deliberations ana acuOhs
may result i'm the accomplishment OF your trloilc pu
noses and that Impartial Manhood Suffrage may DecOne
The fundamental law OF State and DatlOn can only
pledge my cordial cooperation In the WORK Aeknowed
Ing the generous confidence and support which nave
trusting that its triumph may long continue nave he
honor To be yours, very truly, MARCUS H. WARD


During the Convention the State Executive Committee
sent in their designations which, after debate, was ac-
cepted and the President OF the Convention was em-
powered to appoint State Executive Committee TO
be composed OF one member from each Congressional
District and two from the State at large The President
announced that he would take his time and not publish
his appointments for month or more.
Year: 1867

UNLUCKY.-During the late Hollywood
Bazaar, valuable article was offered for
rattle, with one hundred shares at one dol
lar each. A gentleman desiring to be-
come the possessor, and deeming it fully
worth the sum to be raised by the rattle,
offered to take all the shares not already
taken. Only one had been subscribed for,
and our friend therefore took the ninety
nine, confident, of course, that the prize
was his own. Great was his astonishment,
therefore, upon the day of drawing to find
the one which he had missed the lucky
number, and himself ninety-uine dollars
out of pocket. How often would such a
circumstance occur in thousand rafiles
Year: 1867

THE WHEAT CRoP.-In conversation with
gentlemen from several of the counties OF
eastern Virginia, including Henrico and
Chesterfield, we learn that the wheat
which few weeks ago was represented as
unusually promising does not now give so
fine a prospect for good crop. The fly
in many places is making serious ravages.
One intelligent farmer remarked in our
hearing that he would be willing to take
three dollars per acre less for his whole
crop than he would have accepted a
month ago.
Year: 1867

COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF HrMsELF.-A
poor drunken fellow, too much intoxicated
to pronounce his name in an Ineligible
manner, was taken to the lower station
on Saturday morning by the police, who
were fearful lest he should "fall among
thieves" When the officers examined his
pockets they found that his property con-
sisted of one Jack knife.
Year: 1867

CANAL Boar SUNK.-On Thursday night
last canal barge loaded with coal came
in collision with the Allie Evans, at q point
about thirteen miles above Richmond,
and went to the bottom in few moments.
The sunken wreck will not obstruct the
navigation Of the canal.
Year: 1867

SERIOUS ACCIDENTAL carpenter named
Allen, while amusing himself with hand
swing in the York River depot, yesterday
afternoon, lost bis balance and fell to the
floor, probably dislocating his right shoul-
der
Year: 1867

DICHMOND TRUNK MANUFAC-


II TORY We have, ia connection with our
REGULAR boot aud shoe business, commenced the
Manufacture of all the most improved styles OF
TRUNK, now in use. We shall always keep
good sock Of our own make on hand, which We
ar, prepared 10 offer al lower prices than the
northern trunks Of same quality are sold in this
Year: 1867

At the recent great mass meeting
at Macon, Georgia, one Of the colored
speakers, Rev. HI. M. Turner, read
from the Bible in the original He
brew, in support Of his argument
about the races. He closed as fol
lows:


81 ask no more for my race than
am willing to grant to yours. We
want our rights, and ask the white
man for them. For two hundred and
fifty years we have labored for you,
more submissively than any race has
ever done before. We built your
railroads. During the war we took
care Of your wives and little ones,
when at any time we could have scat
tered ruin and devastation in your
rear. And what do we ask of you
now? In the whole $4,000 squar-
miles within Georgia, what portion is
possessed by the negro? No, there
is nothing for the negro; and all he
now asks is that the negro have a fair
living chance. | do not ask for ven.
geance upon the white man. | wish
him to have fair and equal chance,
and have no grudge against him, and
will take the hand of all white men
who will give US our rights. | want
my white friends to take the wheels
on one side Of the Union car, and the
negroes on the other, and roll it
through"
Year: 1867

PUTTING UP SWEET CoRN.--The
time will soon be here when sweet
corn will be ready to put up for win
ter use, and a few points in regard to
curing the article will not be out of
place. Get your corn when the grains
are in prime order for the table
when the corn is tenderest and the
juices are sweetest. Boil the ears a
few minutes (not above five) three is
better than five. Then cut and lay
away to dry. A fruit dryer is best ;
oven moderately warm, will answer
very well or take any method that
will soonest dry corn, being always
careful not to burn it, and do not lay
in Jumps, or too thick together when
drying, or it will soon mould. Around
stove, or where there is a fire, is a
good place always avoiding dampness
and steam, put in sacks, and hang it
away in dry place, and your corn is
fit for next winters use. In using,
you are to restore as near as possible
to its original state. This is the best
done by washing it to get out dust
and husk, and then thoroughly soak
ing in water, the water retained to
boil it i'll.
Year: 1867

him, and went straight to the police
station, where I repeated every word
of his story aoitay, y,t.ao


"And the seal of his confession p


at was preserved inviolate. |
never told any one what had heard
there. The man himself confided his
crime to me. If he connected my
sacred office with myself, what is
palmer than that he was blinded in
order that he might not escape his
punishment % .e


{" And was nothing said about it ?
Did not your superiors question
your


My answers were qnite satisfac-
tory. Every one said that had done
wisely, and [ had the melancholy sat
isfaction of attending the murderer
on his last journey. Remember his
crime and the misery he had caused,
and you cannot think | was wrong.
The penalty he suffered was for the
man he killed; he suffered nothing
for the grief he had caused the sur
vivors. Think of the young girl
whose hopes were blighted-of the
old mother driven to despair To
this day she goes about repeating
that she saw the woodcutter's threat
ening gesture, that she heard her sons
dying scream. And then she will tell
you that her son is to be married
next week to the prettiest girl in Zell
Which do you pity most ?"


" pity you most of all, | replied
"and the priest did not understand
me-"
Year: 1867

SAD CASE IN EANsINGBURGH.-A
WOMAN LEFT TO DIE IN THE STREETS.
"A very remarkable as we'll as hor-
rible affair developed in the village
of Lansingburgh, n. Y, on Thursday
night, The victim is a young girl, 19
years Of age, named Caroline Hub
bard. She formerly resided with a
dreSsmaker in the town of PittstOwn,
Rensselaer, Co., named Kate G. Croft,
but about a month since deceased left
her employment. Late on the night
in question she was seen in company
with strange man In carriage pas
sing through the village of Lansin-
burgh. She was crying and the man
endeavored to pacify her. After pro
ceeding a short distance, they allight-
ed from the vehicle, or according to
some accounts the young woman was
put out Of the carriage by the man.


and the two sat down upon the steps
of a house, where her condition speed.
lily attracted a crowd of people


Soon she ceased to speak, and rapidly
grew worse, until she died in the
arms OF a lady who had been called
from her house to attend the dying
girl. In the excitement incident to
this death scene, her companion re


entered the carriage and drove rap


idly away, now, singular case ot
mistaken identity occurred. A cousin
and brother-in-law of a young lady
living in Cohoes, named Annie Con.
ners, both identified the body as that
of Miss Corners but upon dispatch


ing an officer to her residence that
person was found at home in bed


alive and well. A postmortem ex


animation showed that death was
caused by inflammation resulting from
an operation to produce miscarriage
Year: 1867

'Jennie June" writes as follows The short dress is new idea, and makes it way slowly, but it is to be hoped it will succeed none tho less surely. It is the most admirable idea ill dress that has appeared since the advent of thick walking -boots, and de- serves the hearty cooperation of every woman who has the mental, moral, physical and spiritual welfare of her sex at heart. The lifting up of the dresses out of the dirt of the streets was great improvement on the old habits of trailing in the mife, but even this it always found objectionable, no matter by what agency effected. The dress is more or less injured by being constantly festooned, and is very liable to be torn or defaced. The short, gored dress not only saves all this trouble, but large amount of material, and in our eyes, is more becoming.

 As yet it has only been worn by young ladies of the very highest class, but large numbers who felt afraid to have new materials cut up in this way, have ventured to cut over old dresses, thus making them as good as new, and are so delighted with the result as to encourage the strongest hopes that the fashion will be permanent one. But if dresses are very short in the street, they are longer than ever at home, and have assumed strong Venetian cast, due, perhaps, to European sympathy with Italy. The train, the high-point- ed body, the long coat sleeve with high puff on the top, slashes across, are all identified with the Venetian lady, of rank, and when to them are added the hair combed smoothly up into pearl net at the back and arranged by short curls over the forehead, the resem- hlance becomes almost cnmplete.
Year: 1867

It is a popular belief among Christian communities that our earth is to be destroyed by fire. The unrepentant sinner has in all ages been threatened with this terrible idea and it is the very first lesson taught the young at the knee of mother and at the altar of the church. It has been thundered from the pulpit, incorporated in learn- ed books, and woven into sacred poe try. It has come to be the general sentiment, not only of the ignorant, but likewise of the learned. Astrono- my itself is coming to it's support. The belief, says recent writer, that this earth is to be eventually destroyed by fire, is substantiated by the discovery that planets, exceeding the earth in size, have been subjected to heat so intense as to entirely annihilate them from the Armament. The keen eye of the telescope, gathering rays from the planets which are visible and fixed, has afforded to the vision of the as- tronomer sufficient for him to assert that nearly two thousand of these stars have disappeared from the Armament within the last four centuries.

 A few evenings since, while watch ing the Armament, with the moon at her full, my attention was attracted to large star which stood few degrees above the eastern horizon, and appa- rently on fire. It represented very nearly revolving beacon light-alter- mating in color-frst it presented bright crimson color, then followed a pale bluish tint, then it would relapse into its natural whiteness-presenti all the phenomena of a large conflagra- ton when acted upon by strong wind. am of opinion that the star was being consumed by fire.
Year: 1867

The New York Times says, no one who promenades Broadway now-a- days will doubt that the long foretold, long delayed "collapse of crinoline" has at last come to pass. Itis visi- ble to the most careless observer, and has proof in our most fashionable la dies as they "march along" The i'm mense circumference of skirt and sweep of train that came in vogue dozen years ago, and have been ex- banding and lengthening ever since, until recently, are now things of the past. In their stead masculine eyes are now gratified by neat, trim dresses, at once moderate in size, gracefully brief, and pre-eminently piquant. We believe that those who have experience in such matters, or who make them a study, admit that, in point of taste, convenience and comfort, the present style is far superior to that which it has superseded, and it is said that in the estimation of ladies there are still other considerations favorable to the diminution of scope that has taken place. But these are mysteries beyond newspaper ken, and not to be spoken of lightly by the uninitiated. It would be madness to hazard an opinion as to how long the new order of things will remain supreme. But we expect, long ere we die, to behold again in Broad way the flowing immensities of femi- nine glory which have appeared and reappeared in every generation since the mighty Bess strode through the world in her gigantic bonderosity.
Year: 1867

Bsg- People who start with moder- ate provision of discernment are not subject to the annoyance of being vio- lently plundered of their illusions, be- cause they wear their illusions lightly. Like Juvenals traveller, they "have nothing particular to lose, and can af- ford to laugh unconcernedly i'll the face of the highway robber, Time"

 gs~ At what time of life may man be said to belong to the vegetable kingdom When long experience has made him SAGE.
Year: 1867

NOBLE SENTIMENT.-"Ihis IS an agreeable world after all." If we would only bring ourselves to look at the objects that surround us. in their true light, we should sec beauty where before we would deformity, and listen to harmony where before we could hear nothing but discord. To be sure, there is a great deal of anxiety and vexation to meet; we cannot expect to sail upon summer sea forever; yet if we preserve a calm eye and steady hand, we can so trim our sails and manage our helm as to avoid the quick sands, and weather the storms that threaten shipwreck.

 "We are members of one great fami- lv: we are all travelling the same road and shall arrive at the same goal. We breathe the free air, we are subject to the same bounty, and we shall lie down on the bosom of our common mother. Itis not becoming that broth CT should hate brother; it is not proper that friend should deceive friend: 1t IS not right that neighbor should injure neighbor. We pity that man who can harbor enmity against his fellow; he looses half the enjoyment of life: he embitters his own existence. Let us tear from our eyes the colored medium that invests every object with the green hue of jealousy and suspicion ; turn deaf ear to the tale of scandal !; breathe the spirit of charity from our lips; and from our hearts let the rich gushings of human kindness swell up as from fountain, so the golden age will become no fiction, and the island of the blessed' bloom more than He's perian beauty"
Year: 1867

N. A. Gray. formerly a staunch
Democrat, and connected with the
Cleaveland Plaindealer, has expert
enced a change of heart:


g | am in favor of giving vote
to four class of colored men: First
/ would give it TO all who had borne
arms in putting down the accused
rebellion. Seconed-to all who could
read and write. Third-To al
who had the thrift and energy to ac-
cumulate sufficient to take care of
himself and friends. Fourth, and
last To the balance.
Year: 1867

An Act for the more equal distribution


among creditors of property attached on


mcsne process.


IL is hereby enacted BY The General As


sembly ofthe State Of Vermont:


SIC. |. The lien which shall be crea-
ted by the first attachment on mesne pro-
cess, trustee process, or sequestration in
chaucery when analogous to attachment.
on any property, estate, or chose in action,
shall not be paramount to the rights of
all subsequent attaching creditors; but,
on the contrary, such subsequent attach
ing creditors as shall. within the time in
this act specified. adopt the measure here
in required. may participate in the pro.
ceeds of such property, estate, or chose in
action, each in proportion to the amount
of the judgments he shall finally recover.


So. When the second or subsequent
creditor shall desire to attach property or
estate which has been already taken as
aforesaid, be, in order to create a lien
thereon equal to and not subject to such
prior attachment. shall, if the return day
of such prior writ has not arrived, place
his own writ ia the hands Of the sheriff
or officer who has already taken such pro-
perty; and such officer shall, in behalf Of
such second or subsequent plaintiff. attach
the same property, make return that he
has done SO, aud make and deliver to such
second or subsequent plaintiff, or his at
torney, certified copy of such second OF
subsequent writ. and Of such return; II
which return such officer shall certify
that such second or subsequent plaintiff
claims to participate in the avails OF such
prior achmept; and suoh oficr shal
Year: 1867




II is hereby enacted &c.


Sec. Whenever it shall appear to
any judge Of the supreme court, holding
the term Of the county court in any coun-,
ty in this state. that there is good reason
to believe that any civil action pending
in such court cannot be impartially tried
in the county where the same is pending
it shall be the duty Of sich judges, on the
petition of either party to said suit, to
order said cause to be removed for trial
to the county court in some other county
in this state.


Sec 2. The petition to remove cause
as aforesaid shall be verified by affidavit
and served upon the adverse party in like
manner as writs of summons are required
to be served, and if the adverse party re.
sides without this state, it may be served
upon the attorney of record in said cause.


Sec. 8. Whenever an order is made
for the removal of civil cause from one
county to another, as is provided in the
first section Of this act. and such an or
der is filed with the clerk Of the court In
which said cause is pending, it shall be
the duty of such clerk forthwith to trans
NIT to the clerk to which said cause is or
dcred to be removed all the original pa
pers in said cause, together with certi.
fed copy Of the docket entries therein.
and also certified copy Of said order Of
removal; and thereupon it shall be the
duty of the clerk Of the court to which
said cause is ordered to be removed. to
to enter the cause uTon the dock
ct Of said court, together with the
docket entries as certified by the clerk of
the court from which said cause is ordered
to be removed and said cause shall pro-
ceed to trial in like manner and to all in
tents and purposes the same as if it had
been originally brought to and entered
upon the docket Of said court
Sec 4. All attachments, recognizances
bonds and orders in said cause made be-
fore said removal shall have the same force
and validity as If the cause had contin-
ued in the court to which it was origin.
ally brought


Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from
its passage.


Approved Nov, 81, 1861
Year: 1867

HAVE You ENEMIEs?-Go straight
on and don't mind them. If they
get in your way, walk around them
regardless of their spite. A man
who has no enemies is seldom good


for anything. lie is so easily work.
ed that every one has hand in it
A sterling character is one who
thinks for himself and speaks what
he thinks. He is always sure to have
enemies. They are as necessary to
him as fresh air; they keep him alive
and active. A celebrated character
who was surrounded by enmeies used
to remark: "They are sparks which
if you do not blow will go out them
selves" Let this be your feeling
while cndeavoring to live down the
scandal of those who are bitter
against you. If you stop to dispute
you but do as they desire, and open
the way for more abuse. Let the
poor fellows talk; there will be re-
action if you perform but your duty,
and hundreds who were once allenae-
ed from you will flock to-you and ac-
knowledge their error.
Year: 1867

BASE BALL.-The base ball fever
is widely spread A little six year
old was sitting in repose upon the
parlor steps, with base ball in his
hand. gazing intently at the moon.
..Pa" he suddenly spoke, sis there
only one man in the moon?" That's
The tradition, my son; the man in the
moon was the only inhabitant of that
bright world we have ever heard Of"
After moments pause he remarked,
with a sigh, .He must be lonesome,
pa, with no one to play base ball
with %
Year: 1867

A WORD TO BoYs.-A writer in an
educational journal makes the fol-
lowing pertinent and truthful re-
marks to boys, which we deem worthy
prominent place in our columns
Boys, listen:


The first thing you want to learn,
to develop what force there is in you,
is self-reliance; that is, as regards
your relation to man. If were 60
ing to give you a formula for devel-
oping the most forcible set of men,
L should say: Turn them upon their
own resources with moral and relig-
ious truths when they are boys, and
teach them to "depeno on self, and
not on father" If boy is thrown
on his own resources at fifteen, with
the world before him where to choose,
and he fights the battle of life self
handed up to manhood, and don't
develop more than en- average share
of executive ability, then there is no
stuff IN him worth talking about
He may learn to "plow, and sow,
and reap, and now" but this can all
be done with machines and horses,
and man wants to be better than
either of these. Wipe out from your
vocabulary every such word as fail,
give up wishing for improbable re-
suits, put your hand to the plow, or
whatever tool you take to, and then
drive on and never look back. Don't
even sight your person to see that it
is straight; "don't be consistent, but
be simply true" If you go out to
"see reed shaken by the wlnd," tits
pretty likely you will never see any
thing of more consequence.
Year: 1867

There was man named George
Kehoe, the head of family, who,
on election dag, left his domicil in
West Philadelphia to electioneer and
vote. He drank and drank until lie
became crazy, and at night was
taken to q station house. Nobody
knew him, so be was sent to the
County Prison, where, in few days,
he died. Meanwhile his relatives
had sought him in vain. Finally,
they got on the right trail. His
wife and son traced the missing man
to prison, learned of his sudden de-
cease, and at last found the body ly-
ing upon q table, with the head
shaved, ready for the operation OF
the knife. The wife's agony on be-
holding the remains of her husband,
in o department where thirty other
human bodies were in various stages
of dismemberment, can much better
be imagined than told.