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Year: 1867

is the only Physician as a Special


ist, now in Chicago that can be en-
tireiy relied upon. Go to him,
and not suffer that horrible disease
to remain in your system, disfgur-
ing your face and body, besides
Year: 1867

She is good mother who brings up her chill
dren to work-to work in the kitchen. if you
please. We shall never have good puddings and
pies, chowders and fricasees, while the ladies are
taught that it is disgrace to learn to cook. The
time may not come when the daughters of wealth
shall be obliged to take their stand in the kitchen
but should they not know how to bake and to
wash? What is young woman fit for whose
mother allows her to lie in bed till ten o'clock
and who when she rises, sings a song or two, and
sits down to the last new norel9 She may an
swer for the wife of a wealthy fop; and a miser-
able life fe-miserable indeed-will she live. Far
better for her, no matter what her condition 10
after life may be- whether she marries a fortune


n real worth or motif she is brought up to work.
Her life, in comparison with one brought up iu
idleness and folly, would be season of real en-
joyment-and the influence she exerted would be
glorious indeed What mother will be so unwise
as to teach her daughters that to work is degra-
ding, while lying in bed, dressing in fashion, and
reading mere trash, is elevating and dgnifying?
Year: 1867

A CALICO BALL-A fancy ball was recently
held 10 Petersburg Va, under the following reg
ulations:


No lady will be allowed 10 the room who does
not come in calico dress, aud no other dress
will be worn by lady during the evening.


Each lady who comes to the ball will be ex-
pected to send her dress to some person, here
after to be designated by the managers, to be
given to a poor woman and the donor shall be
at liberty to designate the person to whom she
wishes her dress given. . 2.~-'.-
Year: 1867

A young man vas fned $50 in Cincinnati the
other day for kissing pretty girl when she
didn's want him to. It sometimes results in
costing man good deal more than that to
kiss q pretty girl when she does want him to-.
Year: 1867

THEPRRsRRvATIoN OF FRUIT TREEs-The
Farmers Club of the American Institute, of
New York, recently held a meeting, at which
a discussion took place on the best method OF
destroying curculio on fruit trees One of the
mem bers Stated that If q hole was bored in
the body OF the tree and filled with sulphur il
would SO inject the tree that no insect or wor N
would live upon it. Upon some doubt being
expressed as TO its eff cacy, he said that he had
tried the remedy and spoke from experience
The chairman remarked that. If this be a sure
preventive, it was worth millions to the coun
try, and we need never lack a supply Of frult
in the future
Year: 1867

AMENDED L1QUOR LAWN the Rhode Is
land House OF Representatives, the vote by
which the new liquor law was passed was
r~coneidered on Tuesday, for the purpose of
allowing an amendment to be proposed
authorizing the state and municipal police,
whenever the evidence is such as in their
Judgment TO justify an indictment of auy
all liquors found on his premises and hold
them until trial can be had before a grand
IurY.
Year: 1867

Spain is unique country. Whatever dcs-
potic measures other governments may have
adopted against Liberal representatives OF the
people it has been reserved TO Spain to exile
by one stroke Of the pen all the opponents of
new Ministry. Still more exceptional Cn the
Nineteenth Century is the exile of the near
est relatives Of the sovereign such as The only
sister of the Queen, her sisters husband, the
Duke de MOntpensier. and the brother of the
King. But the exile of the Queens husband
"CrownS The edifice Of the BourbOnic state"
Only one exile now remains to be made that
Of the mad Queen herSeif-and this we shall
probably not have to wait for long.
Year: 1867

author of the successful des,,gn should DO ap-
pointed architect of the building and with these
conditions the only reason left for preferriRg ons
over the Other-the selection - over the "open
competition would be that Of eGQROmn
BY the plan of "Open cOmpetitionp il
would cost large sum of money TO
pay every competitor for lis design,
and yet not only was this the only fair thing to
do, but it is no longer possible to persuade
architects of position, or, let us say, architects
in good business, TO compete on any other
terms. BY the plan of "selectOnn-the ono
proposed by the lnstitute-an insignificant sum
in proportion to the probable cost of the build
ing would have to be expended. The names OF
ia architects are signed to the protest against
the terms of the War Department These
names are from all parts of the country, and,
we may suppose, represent the body Of the
profession. Out of these IA, there are 20
whose names are familiar to us, and We
will take it for granted there are 20
more, whom, not to know, argues ourselves un-
known. Now, It's plainly impossible to offer
$4,000 apiece TO each of these ia gentlemen;
and yet, for less than that amount, no one of
the number who is of any reputation will put
his T square to his drawing board. Even if
the 40 were chosen and paid, there would be
$4,000 called for nor could this be done, and
leave it an open competition. The plan pro-
posed by the Institute supposes small num-
ber of names to be selected-names known 10
the whole cOmmunity-and that to each OF
these $4,000 shall be paid. We suppose there
may be five such names that in an open ballot
would receive the majority of votes. This
would require 10000 and, surely, when we
consider that the building cannot cost less than
million of dollars, it would be economy TO
spend this sum in securing thoroughly good
design.


AS for the matter Of the additional prizes, we
have said we do not approve this recommenda-
ton. No doubt it might encourage young archi


tects, and might even tempt some embryo Wren
10 chip his shell; but we conceive it is no part
Of the Commissions duty to encourage Art in
this way, desirable as it may be that Art should
be encouraged The only aim of the Commits
sioners should be to get the best design pos
sible for the least amount of money and in
unprofessional and quite disinterested opinion,
the Institute of Architects pointed out the only
sensible and respectable way to attain that end


For these reasons we regret that the offer OF
the New FORK Commissioners has been approved
by the Postmaster General and the Secretary
of the Interior, and that $4,000 are to be offered
to architects as an inducement to competition.
to be divided among fourteen competitors. It
il possible that good design for the new Post
Office may be obtained by this method, out
experience does not justify the expectation.
Year: 1867

least favored moiety of the Southern youth
should receive no benefit from his munificent
gift but, if the Blacks shall ever get dime
out of each dollar of it, they will be decidedly
lucky.


There is bitter, hateful, vcnomOus clique
Mt the South who clutch at every opportunity
TO parade their chagrin and wrathful grief in
view of the downfall of the Rebellion. This
clique makes noise out of all proportion to Its
numbers and real Importance. Let wise and
firm policy prevail at Washington, and it VIII
speedily sink into its proper insigniicance.
Year: 1867

A Cable dispatch which we publish thi9
morning processes TO throw light on tho
Fenian outbreak in Ireland but it is so ncon-
sstent with the previous dispatches on the
subject that we are left ss much in the dark
as ever. Possibly we may have TO await the
receipt Of our advices by mail for an authentic
account of the affair-the British Government
controlling the Cable and sending or suppress
ing facts as il deems best
Year: 1867

The box office Of the new Academy is now open
for subscriptions to the forthcoming season of Italian
opera Tickets and private boxes for the Inaugural
Bal dOpera can also be obtained there.
Year: 1867

IDENTITY OF STOLEN SILvER.-We men,
toned yesterday that several negro boys
had been engaged during the few days
previous hawking silver spoons and forks
among the jewellers for sale. It was quite
evident, from the battered appearance of
the silver thus offered, and the labored
efforts to- erase certain initials, that the
parties came by them dishonesty; and
subsequent developments have proved the
truth of this opinion. Some of this silver
ware has been identified, and the owners
will not only regain possession of their
property, but it is quite probable that the
offenders will be brought to justice.
Year: 1867

HIGH-HANDED PIECE OF IMPUDENCE.-
On Tuesday afternoon two old citizens
were walking up Broad street together,
and they noticed negro dogging their
steps from Seventh street. They were
conversing about the negroes, and the fel-
low seemed anxious to hear every word
they said. One of the gentlemen re-
marked that the negro was following them
closely, and the other replied that he did
not care, as he had no objection to his
hearing what he had to say. When they
reached the corner of Fifth they met a
friend, and stopped to speak with him.
The negro stood very near them,
and one of the gentlemen remarked
"Tou had better come little closer, SC
as to hear everything" The. negro re-
piled: 81 came 250 miles to ayenge my
race, and that G. d. white man has
raised the issue, and I intend to have ii
out with him." With that he raised his
stick on the older of the two gentlemen
The other caught hold of the stick, and he
struck him over the shoulder, which blow
was returned with interest. A struggle
ensued, which drew crowd Of about fifty
excited negroes to the spot. The police.
fortunately, arrived and put a stop to all
further disturbance.
Year: 1867

POCKET PICKING Yesterday afternoon
a young lady, while engaged in making
purchases at store on Broad street be-
tween Eighth and Ninth, had her pocket
relieved Of porte-monnaie containing over
SIS. A small white boy seen lettering
about the store was suspected, and po--
liceman's aid was sought, but the bird had
Hnrn
Year: 1867

THE Ice SEASON is over for the present.
The canal is now open, and boats are rum
ming as usual between this city and Lynch
burg. In the lower James river the ice
has so far given away as to admit vessels
to pass through it, though on yesterday
there were no departures except of steam
Year: 1867

WooD DIsTRlBUTION.-We would call
the attention of those interested to an ad-
vertisement in another column appointing
visitors to distribute tickets for wood in
that portion of the city recently acquired
by the extension of the corporate limits.
Year: 1867

CONCERT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Or
PHANs.-In response to the appeal of Mrs.
A. NJ. Bolton, Secretary of the Board OF
the Richmond Female Humane Associa-
tion, made some time since through the
city newspapers, and in consideration of
the pressing necessities of that institution,
as shown by the report of the Board re-
Gently published, several ladies and gen.
tlemen of acknowledged musical acquire
ments propose to give concert for the
benefit of that excellent charity. They
will be assisted by Messrs. Kessnich, Thi-
low, and Reinhardt, the first instru-
mental professors in the country, who have
kindly volunteered their services.


In aid of this commendable object the
Messrs. Ballard have promptly rendered
the use of the dining hall Of their hotel
the most commodious and suitable room
for the purpose in the city. In every re-
spect this entertainment will address ltsell
to the kindly feelings and liberal support
of the public. What appeal can be more
touching than the need of the poor and
destitute female orphan? What charity
extended can return more satisfaction tc
the contributor Every additional induce.
ment will be afforded in the select anc
varied programme Of the performance


which will be published in the daily news
!
Year: 1867

With pleasing and extraordinary
unanimity the radical press Of the
country tried and convicted Surrat
Of an active part in tho assassinina-
tion of the president before the
prisoner was brought into court.


In this they arc not without a pre-
cedent in the conduct of the militia
ry commission which convicted his
mother to satisfy the radical thirst
for blood, and then unanimously
besought the president to extend that
justice to her which the court want
ed the courage or the manliness to


make secure, NIX. as.


Whether the jury in the suratt
case will be ~ unanimous in favor Of
conviction after as the radical press
Year: 1867

IS before the testimony is in, il .
question yet to be decided. Ono
point in the case, however, is fully
established, which is that goodly
portion of the witnesses for the
prosecution are of an utterly disre-
putable character and that they
have sworn to mere falsehoods tn an
they could ever atone for if they
were made to suffer ten times over
the extreme penalty of tho law COW
eted by the prosecution for Surratt.
Whether Surratt be guilty or inno-
cent, it is disgrace to the nation
that the government is compelled to
rely upon professional perjurers and
state prison birds to sustain tho
majesty Of the law. .ra .y,a~:..a.


Justice and the interests of tho
country alike demand neither o par
tisan conviction nor partisan ae-
quittal Of the prisoner NOW On trial.
We know Of no good purpose that
can be subserved any party by she'd
ding his blood if innocent, or By
turning him loose if guilty; and tho
prevalent disposition Of pertiea ef
the press to determine the question
Of guilt in advance eaa only be &C.
counted for by presaning that the
''sickly sentimentality" in favor Of
hanging and batchering people 10
getting to be quite as prevalent as
"the sickly sentimentality" which
is alleged to be always on the alert
to cheat justice Of its due.-Mil-
VI rkoo Nows e -.I 1i-l -.
Year: 1867

A New DoDGE IN THE CLOTHING
BUSINESS. An Atlanta CORES
pondent Of The Chattanooga Ameri-
can Union writes:


Some Of the Atlanta merchants
are sbrewd. hear of II good thing
pcrpetratcd by one of them, which
was related to him by New York
Drummer. The merchant aforc-
said is in the ready-made clothing
business, and he told the gentleman
from New York that when custom
or came in, after letting him try on
several coats, he would say to him
he had coat which he had given q
gentleman to take home the night
before, but he was not satisfied with
it and returned it. Perhaps it might
fit his customer. snow you know"
says he, call men arc more or less
dishonest, SO ] put up pocket book
in one of the coat pockets, which
only cost me thirty or forty cents.
Now when the man tries on the coat
he puts his hands in the pockets aud
feels this pocket book, and he buys
the coat at once for considerable
advance on the usual price; and he
never comes back to See about it,"
Year: 1867

cording to his oath of office, and that he has
not BETRAYED the confidence and trust reposed in
him bv the people. No officers acts should be
such as to fear investigation. On the contrary
all should be such as to bear the test of light
and court examination. None but the guilty
shrink from such process. | am well satisfied
from the well-known efficiency and integrity of
the present incumbents of the offices of our
county that their conduct would bear the most
scrutinous investigation without the stain or rust
of corruption being visible. If, gentlemen, you
should think it necessary, in the course of your
deliberations to investigate the official acts of the
county officers they will be found, trust such
as to adorn and beautify, and reflect as a worthy
example for those who are to follow to initiate.


1t is also within the scope of your duty to ex-
anime all public buildings belonging to the
county and see that the revenue collected for
that purpose is wisely expended and economi
cally managed.


Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, in conclusion.
let me again say to you that it is your impera-
tive duty, under your oaths as Grand Jurors, to
carefully aud impartaly, without malice and
without affection, without regard to popular
gossip or private opinion, without regard to any
affection or predisposition to exonerate or in
dite but to carefully probe and maturely decide
on the grave questions which the law has sum-
moned you together for the purpose of investi-
eating and determining. Calmly and dispas SION
ately investigate those matters, gentlemen, and
you will have attained the end and accomplished
the object the law had in view in calling YOU to-
gether, and discharged your duty to the people
and to yourselves.


Mr. Allen, the District Attorney, of the coun-
ty, is your legal adviser. The Court will be in
readiness at all times to confer with you and ex-
plain any point Of law which you may enter
tain doubt


Gentlemen, you will now retire for the trans
action OF business. JOHN MURPHY,


County Judge of Trinity CO.
Year: 1867

We publish to-day, the apportionment
of Acting Governor Meagher, of the Ter
ritory, into Council and Representative
districts. 1t does not contain the unjust
determinations we had been informed
had been made, and will probably be ac-
cepted as fair basis of representation
by all parties. 1t appears to US,
however, that the apportionment of
Representatives of the fourth and
fifth districts is not strictly just,
even while admitting the inability of
obtaining reliable statistics of the present
population. and the difficulty of making
an apportionment that will give univer
sal satisfaction, where the number of
Representatives is limited to thirteen
for the entire Territory. We believe it
to have been the desire of Acting Gov
Meagher to postpone the apportion-
ment until the arrival of Gov. Smith or
Secretary Tufts, but the requirement of
the act of Congress that this apportion-
ment shall have been made on or before
the 1st day of July and the improbability
of the arrival of either of these gentle
men before the day named, devolved the
duty upon him. A failure to make the
apportionment within the time specified,
would have deprived US of Legislative
Assembly, when it is essential to the
welfare of the Territory that one should
he
Year: 1867

it in the Eastern States, while three
Union Legislatures have already enacted
the law. Negro suffrage cannot be raised
because il will have been established in
the South, before Southern Democracy
can unite their efforts with the North in
the contest tor power, and a Presidential
issue not having a national basis would
be destructive TO the party raising it,
The real fight is for the control of that
government one wing attempted TO de-
stroy and the other abandoned in the
darkest hour. The only banner they
have yet hOisted that there is any prob
ability of their rallying under is pirat
ical looking streamer, hunted up from
the dingy depths of the past. and inscri-
bed, " Free Trade" Numerous opposi-
ton papers have already espoused the
cause. and we feel assured that no Re
publican will have the slightest objec-
tion TO going into the contest on that
issue. The war ended, military issue
is not admissible, as in "a. The next
thing in order is question of political
economy. and we predict that to obtain
a foothold where the two wings of the
party can stand side by side, a financial
crisis will be forced upon the country
and used as an argument against the
Union party. See if it is true.
Year: 1867

Some one blew the blast for winter
campaign against the Indians, and pres
aged success upon the inability of the
red skins to travel at that season of the
year. Any feasible project for remedy
ing the evil that exists would meet with
our heartiest concurrence; but this win
ter scheme is isimpracticable, and it's adop-
tion would only procrastinate without
accomplishing anything. We cannot
follow Indians, except at distance, with
cumbersome wagon trains, and without
them our horses would be as destitute of
forage as theirs. 1t is rapidity of move
ment and the persistency of an army OF
sleuth-hounds, following ever upon their
trail, that will enable troops to surprise
the Indian camps, and every encounter
with them, bearing good fruits and of
practical benefit has been by surprises
of this kind. 1t is a possibility in the
summer season to make forced march
of hundred or two miles unencum5er-
ed and prepared to follow up an advan-
tage but in the winter it is not, when
heavy trains. dragging their slow length
along, must be guarded and kept in hand
to supply forage. Heavy SHOWS impede
travel and render it impracticable TO
cross the mountain ranges. Exposure,
suffering, death and disgraceful failure
are all that is promised by winter cam
paigns in this latitude. If the immense
bodies of regular trooPs moving TO the
Indian Country let the summer pass ny
without achieving success in tanning the
warlike spirit of the braves, we have but
the most hopeless anticipations of any
benefits resulting from a campaign when
eight or ten feet of snow lies on every
divide. If " the glorious summer sun .
does not see the whites in possession of
the plains, and the movement is post
poned for a snowshoe enterprise, it will
prove indeed "the winter of our discon-
tenth
Year: 1867

Our special cable and news dispatches from
Florence, London and the other centres, and
dated up to the latest, show that the situation
in and around Rome has become critical in
the extreme. The sentiment in favor Of
national unity spreads over the entire PENN
sula and permeates all ranks and classes of
the people. The cry for Rome as the
capital Of the kingdom has become
loud and general. A severe struggle
had taken place at Monte Rotondo, and
although the Papal troops fought with great
bravery, the volunteers, with Garibaldi at
their head, were in the end completely sue
cessful. According to latest accounts Carl
baldi, with force Of some twelve thousand
men, had reached the outer Notifications Of
Rome. Rome was in state Of the most in
tense excitement and the Pope had fed from
the Vatican and taken refuge in the Castle Of
St Angelo. As the first act Of the Ministry
organized under General Menabrea, Victor
Emanuel had issued proclamation declaring
his government to be in perfect accord with
that Of the Emperor Napoleon, denouncing
Garibaldi and calling upon the revolutionary
bands under his command to return 10 their
homes. The proclamation concludes with an
assurance that France and Italy will concert
measures for . satisfactory settlement OF the
question. The situation is still further COM
plicated when II is borne In mind that by this
time the troops sent from Toulon are In all
likelihood landed on the Ponthcal territory,
and are probably even now in collision with
the Garibaldians.


The case Is now so far cleared up that we
know what the Italian government means and
what II intends to do. In this case, however,
Il Ii difficult 70 say how far intention can be
backed up with power. The Menabrea Min
istry has evidently been got together with
very great difficulty, and 1t is now
manifest from this, ib FIRST act, that II
does not represent ths national mind
and will. VIII the Italian people bow TO
what they consider the inevitable, or will they
rise in rebellion against their rulerss 1t has
for some time been unmistakably manifest that
Italian soldiers could not be trusted in any
anti-Garibaldi movement win II be safe 10
trust them now This is the difficulty In which
Victor Emanuel and his Cabinet find them
selves How events will issue II is extremely
difficult 10 determine.


II would not surprise US 70 learn tha, this