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Year: 1868

manufacturing interest being comparatively
dormant and there being no likelihood Of a
resumption on the part OF manufacturers.
st least for the present, it is probable
thai some slight advance in domestic goods
will Be generally adopted by jobbers and
insisted upon by specious plea Of scarcity.
The same principle holds good in regard 10


Imported fabrics, and though no apprcciable
rise has as yet taken place small advance
may be anticipated as one of the results of the
present temporary briskness Of demand. For
two or three months our imports of dry goods
have been very limited-a fact which has given
jobbers time to work of superauow stocks
In the clothing business anticipations OF spring
demand are not sanguine. The supply is, how
ever, limited, and prices have manifested some
upward tendency. The stock in the market
will not be sixty per cent of the stock of last
season, and il likely to be taken at consider
able advance on the winter schedule Of prices.
On the whole, the prospect of the spring
season is encouraging to tradesmen and should
there be no unwarrantable imitation, either by
import or manufacture, Of the volume of goods
now in the market, It is safe to predict that
production and consumption-supply and de-
mand-will have adjusted themselves to each
other at the end of q few months.
Year: 1868

Proceedings Of the Reconstructiou Convou.


tiOn.


NEw ORLEANS, Feb. 8, 1s6S
The Convention to-day adopted sn ordinance provid-
ing for an election for the ratification of tho constitution
Immediately after adjournment leaving the date blank
Another ordinance provides that tho elections for
State judicial municipal and parish officers State Legis-
laturo and Congressional representatives shall be held
at the OF tho election for the ratification Of
the constitution.


An ordinance was adopted providing that registered
electors may vote any parish they happen TO be
on the day OF tho election upon presentation Of their
registration papera
Year: 1868

The beautiful murderess, Baroness Eber.
genyi, now in jail in Vienna, was recently
caught bribing one Of the keepers to take q
letter from her to her relatives. For this
attempt to violate the prison rules she was
sentenced to forty.eight hours in the dark
cell, ON water and bread. Up to that time
she had always maintained the most sur
prising selfpossession, but when she was
taken to the dark cell, and saw the straw
on which she was to lie for two days, she
burst into q violent tit of weeping and sob
bing and then, getting desperate, she re-
sisted the jailor& who finally, after tearing
her whole dress, hurled her headlong into
the cell. Only i've months since, she was
admitted to the most aristOcratic circles,
and generally admired for her beauty and
grace. ft
Year: 1868

Information has reached the Congression-
al committee rooms that an attempt was
made to blow up the courthouse at Yalaos-
ia, Georgia, where Republican meeting,
composed mostly of eolored people, was
being addressed by DR.. J. W. Cliff, white.
A keg containing eighteen pounds of pow
der had been purchased at store in the
place, and portion taken out to make a
train, and the remainder of the powder was
placed under the courthouse. Fortunately
the cask was discovered and removed in
season, but the train was fired, and in an
attempt Of the persons present to escape
they were fret upon by gang OF whites
outside, who had surrounded the building.
This party held possession of the place that
night, but on the next day they we're dis
possessed by the military, and the meeting
was held.
Year: 1868

Atthe last concert given at the Tuileries
the empress wore plain black robe with
wide stripes, and her train was much
shorter than usual, or than that Of her
ladies; in her hair crescent Of gems fast
ding port cap, put on very much aside.
From her neeklet hung pearl of prodig.
IONS size.
Year: 1868

tacle of the agel Are they deaf, dumb and
bhndl Are their hearts made of stone and
TIER heads of ice 2 Will they continue to
support the majority in Congress, who are
the legitimate authors, the putatlve fathers
OF this marvellous wickedness Will they
allow their standing army TO be used in
support OF such monstrous tyranny2 How
long are we to be subjected to this dupli-
cate despotism of the civil md military
power! Are we to be relieved of this un-
natural and barbarous punishment, only TO
be enslaved and crushed out of civil and
political existence by the Inauguration of a
negro despotiSm for the next twenty seven
years, under the Radical constitution now
proposed and about to be fraudulently en-
forced upon us by a criminal conspiracy
What has become of the National Democ-
racy Have they too disappeared before the
political Goths and vandals of the day
Have they lost their power over the heart
of the country! Can they no longer rally
the people when the life of the nation is in
danger! Will not the old Democratic lion
arouse from his lair Will he not assert
his ancient title to the dominion of the coun-
try-wil. he not enter the great arena of
battle and drive INTO the depths of the
wilderness the swarming armies of wolves
and hyenas who now cover and dispoil the
land Thai this will be done in the ap-
preaching Presidential contest with all the
sublime power of an outraged and indignant
pc pie is now plainly written in the distor-
ted eyes and melancholy visages of Ben
Butler & Co. That the impeachers will be
impeached before the august tribunal of the
American people and exiled forever from the
control of the government. is now foretold
in every local expression of the public voice
and is daily gathering the volume and pow,
er of tempest that will sweep the Radical
party with the besom of destruction.


CONCLUSION.


The Democracy of Mississippi now see and
feel the exciting influence of this popular
power and have resolved to fight their share
of the great battle Then


Saddle White Surry for the field to-mor-


row."


Our riders are up-our men in the ranks
and eager for the fray. Let US on to the
enemy at once. Let us storm and capture
the strongholds of the Loyal Leagues in ev-
erv county in the State-let us release and
restore to the freedom of the elective fran
chise their armies of oath bound prisoners
drive the Convention consprators and their
candidates to the obscure dens of the North
whence they cOme-vOte down their Bill OF
denominations aud assert the supremacy OF
the State of Mississippi under our own Con
stitution and laws.
Year: 1868

Tns CRY DsBr.-Thsrs 10 every reason
to believe that the vote, mex. Saturday, On
the qasstion Of compromising the city debt,
will be carried without any opposition. Il
seems to bc taken for granted that this
vexed matter must be disposed q in soma
way or other, and until ii lie, We cannot sS
p.ct any very great things FOR Davenport.
The City Council viii have the work to do in
The end, and the vote Of the people on nszt
Saturday will amount to nothing moro than
an endorsement of the plan to be pursuad.
The Council will appoint commissioners to
ascertain: the number Of these bonds, who
hclds then, and what terms can be made for
them after which they will submit The ssrns
to the Council for their approssl,-so safe
and 90 guarded have the Council been IN
ins.itusing and carrying out this plan ei
settlement. Let big vote tell them that
the people appreciate their eGSsts in this
direction.
Year: 1868

GoDsys Lad,s Book for October is at
hand and will Of course be welcomed bv the
thousand lady readers who are in the habit
of perusing its pleasant psges-the number
is unusually interesting and well filled with
choice reading natte-. For sale st the
News Depots
Year: 1868

DoN'T BE A LOBSTER. Your lobster,
when left high and dry among the rocks,
has not sense and energy enough TO work
his way back to the sea, but waits for
the sea TO come to him. If is does not
come, he remains where he is and dies,
although the slightest exercise would cn-
able him to reach the waves, which arc
perhaps tossing and tumbling within a
yard of him. There is tide in human
affairs that casts men inte eight places, u
and leaves them there, like stranded lob
sters. If they choose to lie where the
breakers have flung them, expecting
some grand billow to take them On it!
big shoulders and carry them to smooth
water, the chances are that their hope:
will never he realized Nor is it righ
they should be. The social elemen
on ght not to be expected to help him whC
makes no effort to help himself
Year: 1868

ANEcDoTE OF GENERAL GRANT.--
During the campaign Of 1864 several
privates were engaged in unloading barrels
Of ''salt horse" from a transport at City
Point. and were in charge Of a Lieuten-
ant Of New York Regiment, who took
every occasion to show his authority.
To one ofhi abusive remarks one Of the
privates made reply, whereupon the Lieu
tenant administered severe kicks to the
offender who offered no resistance, but
continued on with bis work. A short
thick set man, wearing rather seedy
officers cloak, who had been standing by
for some time, hereupon threw off his
cloak and coat and proceeded to help un-
load the transport.
after the task was accomplished, the
officer donned his coat and cloak and
asked the Lieutenant, in very civil terms
his name and regiment


Lieutenant--, Of the
New York Vols. BY what authority do
you ask.


Report yourself Immediately to your
Colonel under arrest, by order of Gen.
Grant, for cruelty to your men, and res
member that abuse of privates by officers
IS not tolerated by the present comman.
der OF the army" replied the '' thick
set" officer, lighting cigar and walking
slowly away.
Year: 1868

This article is entirely different from any other ever
offered 10 the public Its composition will vary, and
contain such ingredients only the Tree, fruit plant
or crop for which il is intended requres thereby en-
abng the buyer to AVOID purchasing large quantity
OF what he really does mol want. in order 10 get small
quantity of what he really does want; WI ich know
from experience, is true with many, if moi all The
phosphaLes that are IL the market No fertilizer can
be good and cheap al the same price for two crops
whose constituents are entirety different muy be
good for bOlh but be dear for one or the olher
For example, If a phosphate should contain IngTe-
dlents that would be cheap for wheat, al any given
price, is absurd TO think that the same phosphate
would be equally cheap at the price for another
crop whose constituents are entirely different 1t can
not contain gradients for articles of an entirely
different nature in such proportions as 10 be equally
cheap Tor one as the other am confident that there
Is great deal Of money thrown away for phOspbates
oil different kinds, from the fact that they did not con-
tain what the desired crop needed and in MANY
cases The crop would have been better off without it
at all while II tne same article had. been used for
other crops Of different nature IwOud have doublv
paid for Its cost have been carefully experimenting
lor several years, and any who will take the trou
Bile TO visit my farm, near Elsburg N. j. five miles
from Camden where am constantly experimenting.
may see where produced a growth upon PEACH and
FEAR trees O SIX FEET SIX INCHES, IN ONE SEASON,
| ana irut upon the SAME unusually large and fine,
while trees right alongside, equally good in every
respect not having the phosphate on them, did not
grow one foot in the tme and produced no fruit
at ALL Will be prepared to furnish short notice.
phosphate for any kind of fruit-Vine or Tree rnt-
and all ordinary plants crops that are grown in this
country such wheat rye, cOrn grass and all kinds
| CT vegetables.


The reader will please bear in mind that in sending
ORDERS the article Tor which it intended tO be used
MUST BE MENTIONED, and kind of soil also if Won wish
the worth of your money. AS have said before two
articles OF an entirely different nature must not be
furnished with the same kind Of food the article
prepare for grams would be dear at half lis cost for
| fruit,-and UiCe UerSd


Price of the Prepared Phosphate for fruit trees SOS.
90 per ton.


| For vine fruit, $50, 90 per ton.


For vegetables. grains, and grasses $50 90 per ton.


Put up in Barrels containing from 275 to 325 lbs
cach


Orders for one ton and upwards delivered in PhiIa
dePhla or either of the Camden depots free of cha
On orders for less quantity reasonable charge 70
delivery will be made.
Year: 1868

This we regard as our main dependence, and will
give our especialand careful attention and would
say that the better the watch or clock, the easier
and more thoroughly repaired when in the hands Of
an experienced workman. We have constantly ap
piled ourselves to this business for more than twenty
years. We are thankful that while yet scarcely
open our record of watches, which we carefully
Keep, shows that the shop is in the right place. All
work warranted.


We came here because we have long desired tC
live in Smyrna, and in compliance with the wishes
of our friends.


Jan. 29th, '68. JV. SMITH.
Year: 1868

Yesterday lady passed through this city on


her way to the East, whose history is q sad
one, and we'll may excite the sympathy of all


classes. One year ago, with husband and


four children, tho youngest being only two


years of age, she moved to Ccrro Cor 10 coun-
ty, the family settling down upon farm. In
short time, the husband, through fatigue
and exposure, was taken sick and his remains
were soon followed to the gravo Scarcely


hadthe heart broken wife recovered from her
first great grief, when her oldest son, aged 1S


while out chopping in the woods one day, was


killed by the falling Of tree. He was buri-


ed by the side Of his father. For o time the


mcthev and three children strugglal along as


best they could, but the destroying angel was


not satisfied and once more invaded the house


hold. Each Of the children were attacked


with violent fever within three days of each


ether, aud one by one dropped into the grave,


until Of once happy and united family mono


but the mother remained. Heart broken, faint


and weary, she has disposed of the little prop


erty left and is now on her way to rejoin her


friends in Vermont. Her experience has tru-


ly been a sad ne.-- Dubuque Tises.


Tho escape Of Colonel Grenfal from Dry
Tortugas took place on the 9th and 7th Of
March. The Colonel arranged to take along
with him three other prisoners and one Of the
soldiers who was guard at the time, being the
sentinel who was in charge of the boats con
nected with the post while he was on guard
It is supposed that the Colonel in some way
managed to bribe to desert, and to aid him
and the other three prisoners to escape. As
soon as the escape was discovered, the United
States steamer Bibb was sent out in search OF
the fugitivcs, but she failed to find any trace
Of them. On the night Of the escape it WAS
flowing gale, and as the boat which they
took was but small and in bad condition, It IS
| probable that they all perished.


An unfortunate young man is searching
| everywhere for his sweetheart, who was re-
Gently carried way by her feelings.
Year: 1868

sent tay-law of Virginia is unconstitutional, so
far as it seeks to prevent the sales of property
under deeds of trust, decision which will ut
terly ruin and impoverish a large portion of the
people of the State, unless some relief is pro-
vvided against the utter sacrifice of the property
of the debtor, which must result from sales at
the present time for cash prices, which is the
duty of this Convention to provide, be it, there
fore, :


Resolued, That committee be appointed to
enquire into the expediency ofreporting at once
an ordinance, providing lst that no sale
shall be made under any deed of trust, or mort
gage, executed prior to the I'd of April, 1865,
until an appraisement of the property to be sold
shall be first made by three dsinterested ap-
praisers to be appointed by the court of the
county or corporation in which such property
may be, and to be sworn for the purpose; I'd,
that such property shall be Sod upon reason
able credit, and that no sale thereof shall be
made, unless the property shall sell for at least
two thirds Of its appraised value.


Mr.. Gibson moved to amend by striking out
the word three" before appraisers and insert
ing five" to be appointed by the circuit court
or corporation court


Mr. Allan accepted the amendment.


The vote was taken upon it, which resulted
ayes 36, noes 80.


After some discussion, it was referred to the
judiciary.
Year: 1868

Confederacy for four years, now sleeps upon
the hundred battle fields made famous by Vir-
ginia valor.


Marshalled by ex-Federal volunteers and
camp-followers, our late slaves are seeking to
deprive of political rights the brave men of
Virginia who so often hunted these very squat
ters like frightened game from our soil. The
offices of the State are to be filled by the sol
diers of Butler Pope, Burnside, Hooker and
Mcdowell, while our noble heroes who fought
with Lee, jackson, and Stuart, are to be de-
MED the political rights which have been given
to the vilest negro.


Congress never dreamed of such wholesale
prescription as is contemplated by "the Con-
vention," nor has anything half so monstrous
been attempted in any of those Southern States
where the negroes have twice the power which
they have here. We long since assured the
people of Virginia that Congress was incapable
of such harshness as would be attempted by
this Convention, and the proof of the cor
rectness of our opinion is now before them. As
sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, if they do
not meet and crush this monstrous conspiracy,
their fate will be more wretched than that of
any people the tale of whose degradation and
dishonor blackens the pages of history.


The rule of the soldier draws rapidly to its
close in Virginia. To this we have submitted,
and may for years continue to submit without
dishonor, for our fate in that respect has been
shared by very many great nations. But when
the hideous Yahoo despotism, which the "Con-
vention'' is preparing to inaugurate, commen-
ces, there will be such an uprising of the white
men of Virginia as has never been witnessed
upon this continent. Our people cannot be
taught too early to regard this attempt to con-
vert Virginia into Botany Bay for incendiary
squatters and negro Hayti, as something
which must be resisted to the death.
Year: 1868

The Enquirer says that the negroes and the
New England squatters at the Capitol have at
last hoisted the black flag There is no longer
the slightest attempt upon their part to dis
guise the fact that the prescription and pillage
of the white race are their real objects. They
have left to the people Of Virginia no escape
from war of races but the rejection of their
proposed constitution We assert this deib-
erately and without excitement, for it requires
no argument to prove that in a State where the
whites are united and largely preponderate IN
numbers over the negroes they will not submit
to be ruled by degraded race and by the infa-
nous men who have fallen to the level of that
race. We therefore congratulate the people of
Virginia, that under the influence of an infu-
rated demagogue, who never fails to destroy
the cause which he espouses, the Radicals in
'the Convention have carried prescription IN
fnitely farther than the most violent revolu-
tionists in Congress ever proposed to extend it.
The great danger which we apprehended was
from negro suffrage, with prescription of the
whites so limited and mild that our people
might learn to endure the political equality OF
the negro. But in extending the right of suf-
frage to negro paupers and rogues, and in de-
priving of citizenship many thousands of our
best citizens, whose prescription was not
dreamed of by Congress, the intention of the
Radicals to place the negro over the white man
is as clear as noon-day. Equality of races is
not contemplated in Virginia. Enough white


II
premacy of those who were but yesterday our
slaves


If we do not take Immediate steps to prevent
this attempt to degrade the white race we shall
think that the white men of Virginia deserve
to become the "hewers of wood and drawers o1
water" for the negro. If the recent action o
the Convention" does not rally our race a:
one man, we shall conclude that the heroisn
which famed in the van Of the armies of th'
Year: 1868

The feast was DER. Now brimming wine
In lordly cup was seen to shine


Before each eager guest
And silence filed the crowded hall,
As deep as when the herald's call


Thrills in the loyal breast.
Then up arose the noble host,
And smiling, cried, "a toast a toast


To all our ladies fair;
Here, before all, pledge the name
OF Staunton's proud and beauteOus dame


The Lady Gundamere u
Quick to his feet each gallant sprang,
And Joyous was the shout that lang


AS Stanley gave the word;
And every cup was raised on high,
Nor ceased the loud and gladstone cry


Till Stanley's voice was heard.
Enough, enough l'' he smiling said
And lowly bent his naughty head.


THAT all may have their due,
Now each in turn must play his part,
And pledge the lady of his heart


Like gallant knight and true"
Then one by one each guest sprang up,
And drained in turn the brimming cup,


And named the loved ones name;
And each, as hand on high he rafsed,
His lady's grace and beauty praised


Her constancy and fame.
'Tis now ST. Icons turn to rise
On him are fixed those countless eyes


A gallant knight is he;
Q Envied by some, admired by all,
Far famed in lady's bower and hall


The flower of chivalry.
St Leon raised his l1indling eye,
And held the sparkling cup on high


II drink to one," he said,
"Whose image never may depart,
Deep craven on this grateful heart,


IT'LL memory be dead:
To one whose love for me shall last,
When lighter passions long have past,


SO deep it is and pure;
Whose love has longer dwelt, | ween,
Than any yet that pledged hath been


By these brave knights before"
Each guest upstarted at the word,
And laid hand upon his sword,


With fury flashing eye;
And Stanley said, 1--WE crave the name,
Proud knight, of this most peerless dame,


Whose love you count so high"
ST. Leon paused, as if he would
Not breathe her name in careless mood,


Thus lightly to another;
Then bent his noble head, as though
To give that word the reverence due,


And gently said, my Mother"
Year: 1868

Hayti is one of those lively places which is
not happy unless it is constantly having revolu-
the place from which Geffrard was compelled
to fly, when new revolution broke out, which
was only queled by measures as vigorous as
steel and lead could make them. Now again
another revolution is spreading like wildfre,
and the fighting has become general, Solomon
having been proclaimed President Hayti is
now enjoying the place formerly held by Mexico,
and which will be the fate of the South,
unless the Radical reconstruction programme is
abandoned
Year: 1868

6r The circulation of the SPECTATOR is
about as great as the combined circulation
of both the other papers published in this
place, and has as many subscribers in this
county alone as are contained in the whole
list of either of the other papers.
Year: 1868

Whilst many Of the newspapers hold out the
ssidea' that the President will not be deposed,
it is very certain that the idea is not entertain
ed by the mass of the people, who look upon
the matter as settled, and only delayed until
the forms shall have been gone through with.
Year: 1868

FALL AND WINTER GOODS
is open and being sold off


We have received in addition, large lot of
city made ladies' Shoes. of all styles, and
Of the best quality.


Also another lot Of latest style CLOAKS and
WRAPPINGS.


We will keep up full line of desirable goods
as we receive goods almost daily.
oct8-tf KAYSER & YOUNG.