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Year: 1868

The Tribune calls us to task for claim
ing that the electoral vote of Wiscon
SIN will be given for Seymour and Blair.
If the Tribune will take the trouble to
analyze tine vote of that State for the
last three years, it will be found that
the Democratic vote has been gradually
increasing and the Radical vote falling
off. The Radical, or Lincoln's, majori-
ty, in 1864, of 1874 was, in 1865, cut
down to 10000, and that reduced, in
1867, to AGA, and that, too, in poll OF
a larger vote than in 1864, and thirty
six thousand more than in 1865. The
gain necessary to carry that State this
year is far less than obtained last year.
But the Tribune asserts that the vote OF
that State will reach $1,000 this year.
If this is the case, so much the better
for the Democracy. The increase
will come from the young men just
reaching maturity aud the natural
lied vote. Both Of these classes are
now with the Democracy. For n young
man to cast his vote for the Radical
party is to record it against his own
prosperity and advancement in the fu.
ture. The policy which the Radicals
have pursued has placed almost an eff
fsctsal barrier against young men, un'
less they are wealthy, in procuring
means to stsIt themselves in business
The success of the Radicals this year
will increase their difficulty. No elias:
of persons realize this truth more fully
than the young men of the country
Hence we find them now, and will be
fore the campaign is over to q greater
extent, casting their political fortunes
with the Democratic party, the party
which is to restore prosperity to The
country and open the way for the ad
vancement Of its young men. Wiscon
sin We believe to be safe for Seymour
aud Blair Uorid.
Year: 1868

A Michigan newspaper is responsible
for the following: about forty miles
from Luddiagton, in the woods, lives o
family, from which little girl was
lately missed for some thirty-six hours;
and from the marks of bears around
was supposed to have been devourea by
them. At length, however, she was
discovered alive and we'll in n swamp
under the guardianship of q bear. She
was uuiniured, except by few marks
of the bears teeth, uniutentienally
made when she was carried of, though
her clothes were almost torn Oft. Her
story was that the bear took her by the
clothes and carried her off to it's den,
and then treated her as cub, hngging
her in its arms, and rubbing his nose
and head against her and purring like
cat. The supposition is, that she
bear having lost her cubs picked up
this child and proposed to adopt and
rear her bear fashion.
Year: 1868

The following curious sight is record
ed by the Harrisburg State Guard OF
Monday: Yesterday n curious and unu.
sual sight was witnessed in the Susque'
haana canal. From early morn until
nightfall dead fish, turtles, frogs, and
eels were floating down and the water
changed to a beautiful green, and be.
came so clear that the bottom could be
seen without difficulty. 1t has been es,
timated that twenty or thirty thousand
fish must have fioated down during the
day. The real cause of this wholesale
slaughter is as yet unknown. Some as
sert that it was caused by the sinking oi
a canal beat loaded with lime; Others
that q Sulphur spring above Clark's
Ferry suddenly burst yesterday morn
ing: aud others again that they were
affected by coal oil refuse from rein
cry near Rockville"
Year: 1868

We hoist today the ticket put in
nomination by the Democratic Conven
tion at Grafton, ON Thursday. We cheer
fnlly aud confidently bespeak for 1t the
support of all the opponents of Radical
sm ia the State.


1t is headed by the name
of n gentleman whose eminent
qualifications and high character we'll
tit him to lead KS in the coming con-
test. JOHNSON n. CAMDEN is no poll
tiran, iu the usual acceptatien of that
term. A lawyer by profession, and
thorough practical and successful
man of business, be has bad little
leisure and less taste to acquire or prac-
tice the demagogue accomplishments by
which politicians are marked. Neverthe-
less he is a man of wide political infor-
nation, as well as thorough culture in
snch other respects as are necessary to
make the finished, educated man. His
views have been enlarged by study,
so that vigorous natural intellect
has been trained and developed for the
highest usefulness in public life. A
lifelong Democrat, his record is
without an Inconsistency in the
eyes of his party; it is alike free from
every blemish which the critical search
of enemies would be glad to detect. To
promise the people such a man as the
successor Of FOREMAN is to compel their
approval, especially when they are re-
minded that he is born to the land over
which he is to preside, instead Of be-
longing to u class who seek among us
the preferment denied them in Psnnsyl-
vania, the State Of their birth.


Another name upon the ticket will be
recognized wherever it is read. We're.
fer to tha. of Judge MATTHEW EDMIs'
TON. His reputation as q skillful law
yer and accomplished jurist was made
long before the war, and his high char
acter for wisdom and integrity upon
the bench is thoroughly associated
with the history of the Virginia Courts
Although the nominee Of a party
he is strongest in being knswn for his
independence of party, and is presented
to the people as a man who will inter.
pret the law, not as his party demands
but as his conscience and judgment die
tate. We believe the. voice of the peo
pie will elevate him to the Supreme
Bench, which he is 30 we'll qualified to
adorn.
Year: 1868

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The greatest lie in the world is th,
charge made by the Democracy repeat
ed the ten thousandth time, that the
Republicans made the war debt. BY i
they but magnify their own sins. Every
dollar is Democratic legacy. Every
tax a Democratic gift. Every Govern,
ment stamp De-; 2c;;9oratic ci sticking Il pias


ter. Every person in the United States
drinks Democracy in his tea, his coffee
and his whiskey, and in the sugar
wherewith he sWeetens them. Each
ingredient pays its quota for the cost
of Democracy to the country. The
smoker inhales Democrcy. The sick
man is physicked with Democracy. The
laboring man gives about one hours
labor every day to pay for Democracy.
The capitalist pays one-tenth of his in
come for the cost of the Democratic
party. Every transfer of property is
saddled with the Democratic burden.
Before he is begotten the child is sub
Iject to the Democratic tax. From the
cradle to the grave he is never free


from it. The funeral mourning must
first pay the penalty of Democratic


rule, and a portion of that which is
left behind must go into this Democrat
ic vortex. Generation after genera
alton must carry this Democratic bur
den from birth to death. Like the
original divine curse, it will be felt in
the sweat of the brow of the laborer
and in the travail of women, and in
swallowing up a portion of the earth's
productions for all time! If any hu-
man action can deserve it, the hounds
of hell ought to hunt their souls
through all eternity. a.
Year: 1868

A Lynn correspondent of the Provi-


dence lR. y Journals facetious. He
says: h0ne must reside in Lynn more
than a day to understand fully all that
is said Of him. hence my inability to do
Justice to the place. 1 find that a whole
souled fellow, means one whose boots
have never been in the hands Of cob
bier; and when my attention was called
to the last factory, I wss not to under
stand that 1t was the latest structure
erected for manufacturing purposes.
The best footing here means something
more than hemlock sides, and lasting
ties are not always bonds Of affection.
A promise to give one your all would
probably be misunderstood, and before
you were prepared for any demonstra-
ton you might find yourself treed.
A shabby fellow is no better than split
leather; pegged out here means a
broken constitution, and an invalid is
one who needs Ieyamping. At noon a
hungry man goes home for some lining
and to their credit be it said, few of
them ever welt their wives. In Lynn
a shaver is not necessarily barber, nor
a paster a poster, any more than
heeler is a doctor. Slips are not mis-
haps, l find, no. is crimping looked up
on as unbecOmiDg in any one. But
what boots it! The vocabulary of these
industrious people is very extensive,
and when one gets his foot in he takes
to il as readily as those to the manner
borD.p sr I afs
Year: 1868

The Blairs were raised in Washington
City, and the boys then, as ever since,
had enlarged ideas of the consequence
of the ''Blair family" They were big,
strapping fellows, and smaller chaps
always avoided them for the wantonness
with which they imposed on those too
weak to defend themselves.


Thirty Or thirty-hTe years ago, the
canal which now serves Washington
City as a sewer was not the mud-hole
it has become Of late years. It was a
fsvorite bathing place for boys, partic-
ulsrly the smaller ones, who did not
venture to go to the river. On one Of
these occasions, when Frank and one or
two others of the Blairs were present,
a little fellow in advance of the others
picked up a shirt from the pile of cloth
ing and began to dress. AS the boy
was a very little one the opportunity to
show the power of Blair was too good
to be lost; Frank snstched the shirt
from the boy and threw it overheard.
The outcry at so mean an act, he an
swered with laughter, for his big broth
ers stood by him. The shirt not sink
ing so fast as be wished, he threw
chunks Of mud and stones upon it, un-
til the over-freighted garment went
down. Frank laughed long and loud
the little boy cried; whereupon Frank.
as a punishment for not accepting as an
honor the notice taken by the BlaiFs,
threw additional weight upon the al
ready sunken shirt, which would now
almost need dredging machine to re-
cover it


By this time all except the Blairs had
dressed themselves and the pile of
unclaimed clothes was reduced to those
belonging to them and the lad selected
as a victim. The Blairs had enjoyed
their past-time, dancing in aboriginal
costume, but turned now to their own
clothes. One of their shirts was mis-
sing. The supposed victim had found
his own garment and escaped to a safe
distance. Terrible was the profanity
and wild the wrath when the truth be.
came apparent that Frank Blair had
thrown bis own shirt over board and
had sunk it tirrevocably.


Frank Blair has attempted statesman
ship and generalship and a variety of
other things, but with characteristic
disregard Of the rights Of others, and
reckless attempts to gain his own ends,
he usually winds up BY sinking his own
shirt
Year: 1868

Gov. Vance, on his way home from
the Democratic Convention, made a
speech in Richmond, in which he ex-
pressed his confidence that what the
COnfederacy fought for would be won
by the election of Seymour and Blair.
We heartily agree with him 80 far; but
the people who beat the Confederacy
on the field are not TO be beaten by It
at the polls. Ii Lee could not whip
Grant, we don't believe HoratiO sey-
mour can do it
Year: 1868

FRANK BLAIR has been banished to
the Rocky Mountains with instructions
to keep his mouth shut and throw away
his pen, lest he repeat the blunders of
his pre-nomination letter and his post
nomination speeches. VALLANDIGHAM
and MONTGOMERY BLAIR are to manage
his political business IN his absence.
Year: 1868

The condition of this lady is getting to be


mythical. The disputes as to the birth
place of Homer could not be more lively
than the conflict of paragraphs in regard to
her status, She is poor; she is rich; she
keeps clearinghouse in Chicago; she does
not keep boardinghouse in Chicago; the
great novelist assists her; the great novelist
does not assist her; she is young and enter
prising; she is old and feeble. II wou Id
save the public mind from being harassed
by doubts, and promote the interests Of
delicaey and good taste, If the penny-a-
liners would leave the lady and the novelist
to take care of their own affairs.
Year: 1868

And this amount is to be paid as follows: One per
cent at the time of subscribing, and more, until
the entire capital has been subscribed and then on
calls to be made by the Board of Directors inst al
ments not to exceed five per cent per month. When
per cent of the par value of the shares has
been paid certificates of stock will be issued. This
will give the Company paid up
Year: 1868


the Internal Revenue If the Government rather
than their own, that they will fling their gra-
tuitous services into the lap of the country for
the very moderate sum of Eighty Dollars per
week. Mr.. Rollins threatened to send in his
unconditional resignation last week, and the
President indulges daily in the most terrific
explosions of inverted benedictiOnS upon the
post-boy, because he don't bring it to the
White House. Yet the present Commissioner,


stln shivering, stands upon the brink


Aud fears to launch away.


Mr.. Alexander Cummings and many Others
have been regulating their cOmings and gOings
so as to roll IN whenever Rollins shall roll out
And plenty of other disinterested gentlemen
are ready to fill the vacancy for the same
trifing compensation. But this is not the most
signal illustration extant of the magnanimity
with which self-sacrfcing office-hoiders are
willing to sacrifice their fortunes and their
sacred honor in the collection of Internal
Revenue. Gen. Young, now Recorder OF Ham
ilton County, an Office worth $4,000, resigns
this fat berth for the appointment of Supervisor
of Internal Revenue for Southern Ohio, the
salary of which is only $4,000 year. We ask
all who have ever doubted the patriotism of
our Revenue officials to pause and admire the
motives which must animate these victims now
prone upon the altar of their country.
Year: 1868

What we said in praise of Senator Sherman
Yesterday he forces us to take back to-day.
lie has explained that the Secretary of the
Senate and the reporters of the press were
alike unfortunate in so far misunderstanding
him as to imagine that he had reported the
ringing resolution in favor of National honesty
in the payment of the bonds, printed in yes
terday's issue. Instead of wanting it passed,
he wanted it laid on the table-which is not so
good as we had hoped of Mr.. Sherman.
Year: 1868

The House Post Office Committee astonsh Us
by reporting a bill correcting some of the
grosser abuses of the Franking Swindle. We
shall be more astonishcd if it should pass.
And yet we lave hope. The outrageous abuses
that led to a deficiency of million dollars in
the Post Office Department for money spent in
hauling over the country cart-loads of cleo
toneering pamphlets under printed franks, are
too gross for members to dare go upon the
record as in favor of upholdlng them.
Year: 1868

The Office of Commissioners of Internal
Revenue affords standing proof OF the pure
and patriotic desire of n great number OF
talented and disnterested gentlemen to serve
their country for their country's sake. The
salary is only Four Thousand Dollars year,
n sum barely sufficient to support the incum-
bent, his wife, and such number OF small chill


dren rs moderately ambitious Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue may bo supposed to possess.
And yet so anxious are this corps OF respect
ahS aud disUterested gentlemen to Increase
Year: 1868

The action of the Senate Committee on the
bill transferring the Indian Bureau to the War
Department is not encouraging. They too, are
smtten with the charms OF new
Department and enamored of tie chance
for the creation of new Cabinet OIL
Ger. We have favored the transfer to the
War Department as last resort. and because
Year: 1868

South Carolina is prompt in proposing to
take advantage of the permission just ac-
corded to raise militia for local defense. We
shall hail the day when the otter Southern
States do the same and, by proving their
ability to take care of themselves, relieve
themselves of the United States Army and the
Treasury of heavy expense.
Year: 1868

we are involved in war which it seems neces-
cary 70 fight out. 1t is very well to beware OF
entrance to quarrel but, being in, humanity
and economy seem alike to dictate that we
should now so bear ourselves that the Indians
NAV hereafter beware Of us.
Year: 1868

Sheridan proposes 10y Winter campaign to
teach the Indians that they have no escape
from the inexoable fate of a reservation, peace,
and plenty to eat Elsewhere we print some
explanation of the plan on which this campaign
is being conducted.
Year: 1868


Ny heart is chilled and my pulse is low,
But often and often will memory 90,
Like a blind child lost in a waste of snow,
Back to the days when loved you SO,
The beautiful long ago.
I sit here. dreaming through and through
The blissful moments I shared with you
The sweet. sweet days when o,lr love was


new,


When was trustful and you were true


The beautiful days but few.
Blest or wretched, fettered or free,
Why should care how your life may be,
Or whether you wander by land or sea-
only know you are dead to me,


Ever and hopelessly.
Oh, how often at days decline,
pushed from my window the curtain vine
To see from your lattice the lamp-light


shine;


Type of message that, half divine,


Flashed from your heart to mine.
Once more the starlight is silvering all
The roses sleep by the garden wall
The night bird MARBLES his madigral,
And hear again through the sweet air fall


The evening bugle call.
But summers will vanish and years will wane,
And bring no light to your window pane;
Nor gracious sunshine nor patient rain
Can bring dead love back to life again


call up the past in vain.
My heart is heavy, my heart is cold,
And that proves dross which L counted gold;
l watch no longer your curtains fold,
The window is dark and the night is cold,


And the story forever told
Year: 1868

Having established myself in San Francis
co in order to have facilities for supplying
my store with the latest arrivals of Goods
from the East. 1 venture to say that there is
not as complete stock of Spring goods in
the county as there is in my store l shall
continue to keep it well supplied with the
latest and most desirable kind of goods. Par
ticular attention will be paid to the selection
of such articles in the San Francisco market
as any OF my customers would see proper to
order, if in the store they cannot be suited
solicit that share of patronage heretofore be-
slowed upon me, and assure those who will
favor me with call, that


"Quick Sales and Small PrOhts''
Will continue to be my guide in business;


that there is but
Year: 1868

Every form and feature of these prevalent and
stubborn disorders is eradicated locally and entirely
by the of this emolient warm fomentatons
should precede its application Its hea Qualities
will be found to be thorough and invariable
Both the Ointment and Pills should be


used in the follo,ving cases:
Year: 1868

1t is well known to all who have had any
experience in the matter, that it was with
great difficulty that the volunteer regiments
OF our late army were brought into strict dis
cipline. While General = then Colonel
Grant was with his regiment at Cairo, he is
sued orders that roll-call should take place at
seven o'clock. One morning he in company
with our informant, took stroll through the
camp at about eight o'clock. In the course
OF their walk they came upon company


drawn up iu line for rollcall, under the su-
pervision of the Captain. Taking his pipe
from his mouth, Grant said, "Why how is
this, Captain? was it not ordered that the
roll should be called at seven?" "Why, YES,
Colonel" said the Captain, "but I can't Get
my men up till eight'' send the men to
their quarters" ordered the Colonel; eve
will have no roll-call after time" The old
soldier can imagine the condition of the men.
Their days rations depended on their morn
1ng's report, and none could be handed in for
there was no rol-call That day the men
were scattered in all directions, begging, bor-
rowing and buying something to eat; and it
is needless to say that after that they were
"up at roll-call." The effect of that quiet de-
ccislon upon the whole regiment was most
beneficial -- --. -s sr -5s
Year: 1868

Berlin letter contains the following:
ITO me the Crown Prince is the most agree
able of all. He is about five feet ten, has
broad shoulders, and fine, manly figure.
He is fair, and wears moustache, and a long
silky beard. The expression of his manly
face is as pleasant as can be, for it is natural
and extremely kind The ladies are of
course IN ecstasies about him, and everybody
loves him, with the exception OF the highest
asistocracy, to whose taste he is not sufficient
ly digniied. He cherishes his dear little
crown princess, Queen Victoria's daughter,
and is SO vulgar and citizen-Iike as to be
fond OF being surrounded by his little ones.
There is pretty photograph out represent
ing this happy family. He has one of his
children in his arms, and he looks as dis
gustingly contented as any shopkeeper. The
no6ilitSS do not expect much good of him,
and ale much afraid that he may consider
the Constitution of the country not as bad
joke, but as solemn pledge. As this ten
dency is attributable in great part to the
influence OF Victoria's clever little daughter.
you can hear the aristocracy speak of her
with shrugs of the shoulders and sarcastic
twitch of the mouth.o
Year: 1868

Some years ago a celebrated highwayman
was arrested for robbery and while he was
thinking what good chance there was for
him to escape, cunning friend also in
trouble) offered to help him for a reward.


81 have 200 pounds said the robber, " 100
of which, you save me, shall be yours"


Agreed" said the other. "And now all
you have to do is to tell me every particular.
word, ETC., that passed at the time you COM
mitted the robbery; and when you are
brought to the bar plead not guilty and
leave the rest to me-"


Then the highwayman related every word
and circumstance that he could recoilect as
having passed between the gentleman he
robbed and himself.


At the trial, when the robber was brought
to the bar, he pleaded not guilty. Just at
this time there was heard great hustle
among the visitors, which being loud enough
to disturb the court, the usher was called up-
on to explain the disturbance; be reported
that one OF the prisoners said he had some
thing OF the utmost importance to say to
the Judge, who Immediately ordered him to
the bar, and asked him why he disturbed the
court. He then, assuming piteous counte-
nance, told the Judge that, though he had
been wicked fellow, his conscience would
not permit him to let an innocent man suffer
fol crime that himself had committed upon
winch the gentleman who was the prosecutor
seemed greatly disconnected. The fellow then
addressed himself to that gentleman, and re-
peated every word that had passed between
them at the time he had robbed him, and had
the impudence to exhort him to take care for
the future how he swore away an innocent
mans life. The gentleman stood reproved.
The real culprit was acquitted, and the other
remanded back to prison, till bill of inno-
cence was found against him. The real GRIM
lnal was faithful to his promise to his pre-
server, and then made off at full speed,


When the supposed culprit's trial came on,
and he was at the bar, to the astonishment of
the whole court he pleaded not guilty. for
which he was severely reproved by the Judge.
who asked him how he dared have the effron-
terry to deny fact to which he had pleaded
guilty at the bar. To which he with great
composure replied, that he not only denied
the fact, but could Immediately prove his in
nocence, not only to the satisfaction of the
judge, but to the whole court-addng that he
could prove an alibi at the time of the rob-
berry,


How will you prove this?" said the
Judge.


"The gaoler will prove it for me. If vou
will please look over his list of prisoners YOU
will find that L was in prison at the time the
robbery was committed" +t.


On the gaoer's examining his books ne found
to his small satisfaction, that this fellow was
brought into prison the day before the rob
berry was committed. For his neglect in not
examining his books he was very near losing
his position, for both rascals had escaped.
Year: 1868

WAsH1HeroN.-By direction of the
President the Secretary of War VIII
soon issue a general order RECOGNIZING
the existing militia districts IN Ihe
South. A number of officers now on
duty in those districts will be relieved
and ordered TO their different posts.