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Year: 1869

The Southern Opinion, which was pub
lished in Richmond, is dead. 1t was the
acknowledged organ of the Democratic
party of Virginia, and of the most ultra
rebel sentiments. 1t charges its fall on the
action of the recent Democratic Convention
of Virginia. 1t announces its own decease
in an article of considerable length, IN the
course of which it says:


"The Conservatives have made their last
rally; the party has met its Waterloo; all
is lost-evcn honor The week has been
one of unwonted political feeling, pervatllng
all parties, and events eliminated on We'd
nesday, when the State Executive Commit
tee of the Conservative party met the super
intendents of the counties in council in this
city. The deliberations of that council and
its results were fatal to the white man and
the " hite mans party. Both went under,
and the result is before the world"


This is one good sign for Virginia. The
Southern Opinion has been a journal whose
traitorous utterances were scarcely paralleled
by anything ever contained in the infamous
La Crosse Democrat Like the Democrat,
it sought to be pre-eminent for coarse wit
and blackguardism, but had not even that
low class of ability. 1t now acknowledges
the defeat and disruption of its party, and
"shuffles off this mortal coil" only good
it ever did get off. The New York World
is also on its last legs, and its proprietors
are sending forth piteous appeals for help
that it may be kept alive. The New York
Democrat has proved a pecuniary failure, and
is on its last legs. Thus they die. Let them
go! 1t will be better for the nation.
Year: 1869

Now, that the site of the Penitentiary has
been chosen, we hope the work of building
it will be pushed forward with all possible
] rapidity. No time should be lost, but ev-
erything should be done to secure its COM
pletion at the earliest practicable day. Our
jails are crowded with prisoners who are
sentenced to the Penitentiary, and the fire.
quency of escapes from jailis strong testimony
of the necessity for some more secure place of
detention. These prisoners are kept at the
expense of the State, and the amount will
be large In State prison the convicts are
made to labor, and, if well managed, can
be made to pay nearly all the expense of
running the prison. Some prisons are actu-
ally made sources of revenue to the State by
the profits made from the labor of the con-
victs We see no reason why this cannot be
done in our Penitentiary. There are many
branches OF industry which could be pur-
sued in the prison, in which convict labor
could be made profitable. The people of
the State are anxious for the speedy COM
plcllDu vi tuc dhA We h'p0
those who have the matter in charge will
act with promptitude and energy.





We always regarded our friend Turner as
man of parts. In fact of a great many parts.
He has proved the correctness OF our opinion
by resolving himself into legal debating So
ciety. He has become council. We had al
ways considered him as intending to be a coua.
sci, but it seems we were wrong. Webster gives
as an example of the meaning of the word
council, "a council of physicians" There
fore our b. b. must be doctor. We don't
mean a doctor of divinity but
doctor of medicine. Remembering the
breaking of the tickler," we should say
he was corn doctor; or possibly, a corn
doctor with rye face The latter might be
produced by the bad luck which always
befals our b. BIS clients. Write US a letter
about the council business and explain how
you managed to surround the court.
Year: 1869

The New York Board of Education
are discussing the question of advanc-
ing the wages of teachers in the pub


llc schools. The question is one that


will bear discussion almost every


where. 1t is shameful fac. that
school teachers, who are entrusted
with the most important and sacred
duties next to those of parents, are so
poorly compensated that but few who
are really competent feel that they
can make the sacrifice required to
adopt teaching as lifetime profes-
sion. AS long as the body OF our
teachers are young men and women,
fresh from college and the boarding
school, who resort to teaching simply
to keep starvation from their doors
until something better turns up, we
cannot expect them to take a proper
interest in it. AS matter Of justice,
taking into account the amount OF
training needed to make good teachers
and the constant wear and tear OF the
profession, they should command the
most liberal salaries. On this primer
pie they are among the most poorly
paid classes Of society. Is.it wonder
that SO many who attempt to teach
are mere tyros and blunderers? Is it
a wonder that some of our schools are
questionable benefit to those who
attend them?


To secure better teachers we must
pay better prices.
Year: 1869

This name is given to process by
which any kind of printed matter may


itself be converted INTO plate from
which new copies may be printed


The paper containing printed matter
or other designs is moistencd with di
luted nitric acid, but the ink, contain
ing oil, is not moistened. The paper
is then laid upon sheet of polished
zinc and submitted to pressure, by
which portion of the ink adhercs to
the zinc, and protects the zinc from the
action of the acid. When the acid in
the paper touches the zinc, it corrodes
it, and forms surface to which INK
will not adhere. The paper is then re-
moved, and the plate is washed with
gum water, which vets the corroded
surface, and leaves the mixed surface
untouched. The zinc plate is then used
like an ordinary photographic stone.
When the linked roller is passed over
it, the INK only adheres to the design,
from which an impression may then
be taken by the ordinary process.
Year: 1869

middle and carry switch cane like a
country pedagogue, who hath use for
it; or plaster his locks with unguents,
and dye his red beard black; or initiate
the tadpole in growing more and more
bob.tailed as his years increase, instead
of hiding his shrunken shanks with an
ample flow Of skirting-and no man
should pity mis- sorrows. Why, it was
but yesterday l saw what thought
must be the original Of Shakspeare's
Shallow. As Falstaff says: "You might
have trussed him and all his apparel
into an eel skin; the case of treble
haut-boy was q mansion for him-a
court'-and how was he garnished:
In the integuments of an alderman of
two hundred pounds obesity, and he
strutted like Bantam.
Year: 1869

for the meeting Of the legislature to call the senators
elect present to order and from the certified roll fur
nished him as aforesaid call the of senators
elect, and If quorum respond, he shall preside until
the qualification of the senator's elect and president
Is eecied; If no quorum appear he shall preside and
the senators elect present shall adjourn from day to
day but transact no business except t. go into
vention to fill vacancies until quorum appear and
are qualified and president is elected. And 1t shall
be the duty of the clerk of the preceding house of
representatives in like to call the representa-


ves elect present to order and preside until the quail


cation of the representatives elect and election of
speaker # no quorum appear he shall preside and
the Representatives elect pr sent shall adjourn from
day to day, until quorum appear, and are qualified
and speaker Is elected.


SECT. 3. In case of vacancy in the Office of
tary of the preceding senate, of clerk of the pre-
ceding house of representatives or absence ina
bty of either to perform the duties prescribed in
the preceding section the shall be performed by
the assistant.


Scot. 4. No person shall be allowed to vote or
take part In the Organization of either branch of the
legislature ds member unless his appears upon
the certified roll of that branch of the legislature in
which he claims to act.


SECT. 8. This act shall take effect when approved.
lApproved March IL, 1861
Year: 1869

AN ACT to regulate the river and interior fisheries
all the fresh waters this state % above hs the he
tide and to all the tidal waters that are included
within the limits of the fishery districts hereinafter
after mentioned.


SECT. .. For the purposes of this act the term
of the seacoast and rivers; the term andlocked sal
mon" shall mean any of the species or varieties of
salmon that do not periodically and habitually
the sea, being the same that locally known
salmon trout and "black spotted trout the term


aewife'' shall mean the small species of migratory
fish commonly called "alewife," but known also by
the local names Of ..herring'' and "gaspereau, and
shall also include the similar species found in tidal
waters and known as 'blueback;" the :erm "bass"
shall mean the striped bass of the tidal waters.


SECT. 3. The governor with the advice of the
council, shall appoint person to be commissioner
of fisheries, who shall hold office for three years,
less sooner removed, and have general supervision
of the fisheries regulated by this act He shall ex-
anime dams and other distractions existing in all
rivers and streams in the state and determine the
cessity of shways and The location, form and capac-
ty thereof shall visit those sections where fisheries
regulated by this act are carried and examine in
seminate valuable species of fish; and perform all
other duties prescribed by law. He shall report an
nually before the thirty first day of December
to the governor who shall cause three thousand
copies of each report to be printed He shall be en-


titled to receive his travelling and other expenses nee
essary connected with his duties and such compen-
sation for his services may be determined by the
governor and council who shall audit his accounts;
provided that the total amount of his pay and ex-
penses snail notexceedtwot thousand dollars annually


SECT. A. Every dam or other artificial obstruc-
ton In any river or stream naturally frequented by
salmon, shad or aewives, shall be provided by the
cient shway of such form and capacity and i'm such
location as may be determined by the Commissioner
of fisheries or by any person authorized by him to
determine the same 1t shall also be incumbent on
the owner or occupant of the dam to keep the fish
way in repair and open and free from obstruction for
the passage of fish during such times may be pre-
scribed by law.


SECT. s.. In cases where he deems 1t expedient the
commissioner of fisheries may after notice in writing
to one or ore of the owners or occupants of DAM
and hearing thereon decide what would be a suta-
bic Gshway or passage through such dam, consulting
as far as practicable the convenience and safety
cupant specifying the location form and capacity of
the required fshway, and requiring the same to be
built within specified time ..-.


SECT g. If fishway thus required to be built is
Year: 1869

Republican Mass Nee ting at Atlanta a-(scorgia


Sufficiently Rcconstrucfcd-Democra Do


fence Of Governor Bullock.


ATLANTA, Feb. 81, 1869.


A meeting was held last night at the Legislative
Hall by the republicansS that Georgia Is ne
constructed according to the acts of Congress, and
the following resolutions were adopted


That the State Of Georgia was legally reconstructed
when the fourteenth amendment was adopted Dy
the Legislature; that when the Governor was m
augurated and took the oath prescribed by the con-
stlguton the military became subordinate TO the civil
power; ana that reconstruction was completed by
the admission OF the six Representatives Ofthe State
to seats in Congress- that subsequent act or the
Legislature can invaldate the proceedings by which
Georgia was restored to the Union; tnat Congress
has full power to protect, by appropriate legislation.
all the rights privileges and immunies secured to
them in the constitution Of the State and OF the
and the Of the ens ueo
pie calling for peace on the basis Of true loyalty and
we pledge q firm anc loyal support to the incoming
administration.


copy VIII be forwarded to the President OF the
United states. The meeting was q large ana re-
spectacle assemblage many ladies being present.
The utmost harmony and good order prevailed.
The galleries were filled with white and colored
people. supplementary resolutions endorsing Gene
raj Grant and the republican Platform. and also
General Mcades administration, were adopted. The
meeting adjourned. the band playing the "Star
Spanged Banner" "Dixe" and "Hall Columbia.n


motion was made In the Legislature to recon-
slider the action in adopting the minority report on
the subject OF the charges by the Treasurer against
the Governor. Mr. Morgan (democrat, charmanIof
the Subcommittee on Investigation, said the cases
cited by the committees majority report we're pre-
'cedents for Governor Bu0cks action. and they are
determined to justice irrespective Of politics; and
that the gentlemen should md out the whole truth,
regardless of party In conclusion, he said he was
mortified that on motion to adopt the report Of
the minority democrat had called the previous
question thus cutting or debate. He
said the minority report tailed to give all the facts.
The report ignores the fact that the Finance Com.
mittee are In possession Of letter from the bank
where the State funds are deposited, showing that
the Treasurer solicited and procured private ar
rangement whereby he was paid percentage for
the use Of the public money his private account.
The Chairman OF the Finance Committee supported
reconsideration Of the report, and said that the
Governor had been unfairly dealt with and had no
impure motives in making the advances.
Year: 1869

from 200 To 400 men half Of them, the brokers,
range themselves around a small Croton fountain
in the centre of the room, and spend the business
hours of SIX days each week, year In and year
out, in gcsticulating and bowling with the utmost
fury OF which lungs and limbs are capable. IL
would seem strange that civilization bas invented
no easier way Of making bids for stocks gold
than to turn men into amphitheatre and set
them to howling at eGch other; yet such is the
approved method In London an2 Paris il is
the same. have heard, indeed, more deInoniac
noise in the Paris Boursc than ever heard in
the New York Gold or Stock Exchange Rooms
the amount OF the transactions in the former
place, and the number Of brokers, being much
greater than in New York. The American
broker stands upon his toes. leans forward, and
fings out his hands very much rs n damned
spirit might be supposed to writhe upward from
the ealdron Of the neither fires. and then he
howls bowIs forth his bid, in a tone more like
the quick sharp barking OF the eayofe or prairie
dog than anything else When the stock market
is at AL lively, it Is scene OF the most frantic
sound and fury. The brokers' profession i'm
presses one as the least desirable way of all
others in which q civilized man could spend his
time. Yet speculation in gold is n necessary
accompaniment VI o derangcment IN the national
currency ; and it cannot be checked by condemn
ing it., or prevented by legislation. The philoso-
piers Of the New York Tribune, indeed, in their
limited acquaintance with political economy. in
sist upon an immediate resumption Of specie
payments, and imagine that all the ailments Of
the State can be cured by governmental inter
ference. It is this happy ignorance of all the
deeper principles Of social law that made n
thoughtful foreigner exclaim, Z" I cannot conceive
what necessity there is in the world for Horace
Greeley" Bot Horace is honest, If not scientific,
for which lee us be thankful il is too much to
expect all the Christian graces and virtues in a
New Yorker.


The upshot of the gold furry is that Fisk has
made a sum Of money variously estimated ut
from two to twenty millions Of dollars; i. e.,
that he has pocketed all tile gnns and refused to
pay any Of his losses and that most Of the
brokers are ruined in his favor, and that the
business or the country has been temporarily
disturbed to a considerable extent. In the trans
actions Of the week one man has loomed up as
an apparently honest person,-Le Grand Lock-
wood, who, having lost immensely, now offers
his house and private estate, valued at a million
of dollars, to aid In liquidating his debts.


CAL.Mus.
Year: 1869

The Atlanta (Ga.) Ne,O Era tells US an
astounding story of a gentleman in that
city who experienced the rare delight OF
standing within the colors of the rainbow.
he could" it says, "move his hands about
III them, and enjoyed very close inspec-
tion of the beautiful iris.'' Had the Ne,c
Era only added that he was enabled to
walk around the rainbow and to view il
from all sides, its story would have been
complete.-Neao York. Times.


IA better proof still would have been the
bringing away Of the bags of gold which
are understood to be at the foot of every
rainbow.-Dispatch.l
Year: 1869

the barge's swivel, which had entered at
the stern window. In his hand he still
grasped match, which had been lighted
and burned out. He must have rushed
to light the fuse connected with his train
of powder, as soon as he had fired the
rifle, as [ suppose, at me- Had he fallen
forward upon his face, instead of back
ward, the train would actually have been
fred by the match in the hand of dead
man! 1t was, indeed, a timely shot that
had arrested his desperate career and
the match was harmless IN his grasp, not
a foot distant from the end of the train


l thought of the narrow escape of the
British party; of the poor blacks hud-
died in the hold and looking at the dis
torted features of the corpse, wondered
could this be my old schoolmate- j oe Cal
der?


[ was carried, with my shipmates, to
St. Helena in the Bloomer, and after a
short detention were released, and found
our way home to seek more honorable
The vessel was, of course,
and the blacks liberated. =
And this, my first, was also my last yoy-
age to the African coast.
Year: 1869

correspondence St faui fres5-


WINNEpEG, Nov. 1869.
Stirring events are In progress here
This settlement is resolved to be indie
pendent of the Canadian Dominion, and
the revolution has begun. The French
settlers took the initiative, but are in
full accord In this respect with the rest
of the settlers. On October Goth and
2lst about two hundred armed men were
sworn in to liberate, as their expression
is, the country. At present there are
600 men in arms and sworn in, which
number will not be increased till next
spring, when they will muster in about
three thousand troops. On November
End detachment occupied Fort Garry,
which they now hold. Their discipline is
exemplary, aud is not surpassed or equal
ed by any troops ever saw. To judge
FROM present appearances the whole
settlement will wheel into line to keep
the Canadians out. l think they may
be successful The country is easily de-
tended except against troops coming
through Minnesota and Dakota. But
it is not believed possible that our gov
ernment will allow Canadian troops to
pass over that route The consequences
would be fearful The French half. bl eeds,
seven thousand in number, that is one
half of the population of the settlement
would desert their home steads, join the
Indians on the plains and carry on war
that would annihilate this settlement.
Any attempt to coercion would occasion
widespread destruction of life and
property, and such an act of hostility to
the half nomatic population of thisregion
on the part of our government as would
be implied in passing Canadian army
over American soil to make war on this
people would draw down their vengeance,
and all the horrors of an Indian and half
breed war upon the frontier settlements
Of Minnesota and Dakota It is, there
fore, of great consequence to the safety
of the American border that our govern
ment should not league itself with the
Canadian government in the attempt to
subjugate this people. Let no such con-
cession be made to Canada, and all will be
right. At the next session of the Cana
dian Parliment the opposition is likely
to be in the majority, and will probably
repel the act purchasing this territory.
At any rate they will vote neither men
nor money to carry on war of conquest
against it's inhabitants. Events of great
Importance depend upon the policy of
the United States government in this
matter. These events will disclose them
selves in the near future. 1t is not my
business to predict but to record, and
[ leaYe them to your best conjectures.


pENNICAN
Year: 1869

sold Womant" She it was whose s1eepless eye


Watched the slow vigils of the lingering night


Over thy graded helplessness; the light
Of whose sweet presence hovered nigh,
Through all with council and delight, to share


Each ache of thine, which she could sooth so we
Each childish fear her magic words could quell
For thee to suffer and with thee to bear,
And make thy joys and sorrows but apart


OF her own being. Oh each slrery hair


Is but n souvenir TO noGe her care
For thee Other earth-loves may round thy heart
Entwine, but none so chdf.getesS to abide
Tho f1ux and ref1ux of Iife's cf angling tide.
Year: 1869

The observations of the trappers
and hunters in the Northwestern regions
are to the effect that the beaver, otter
and other sagacious animals are double
lining their homes, which is held as an
indication of a severe winter. The trap
pers place firm reliance in the signs
afforded by the furry tribe and provide
themselves accordingly. The matter Is
worthy the consideration of the weather
wise in their speculations as to the re-
suit.
Year: 1869

We do not offer single article of merchandise tbs
can be sold by regular dealers at our price We d.
not ask YOU buy goods from unless we can sci
them cheaper than you obtain them in 40
other way-while the greater part of our goods an
4 II.
Year: 1869

druggist and ApOthecary. Sfh street
l J opposite the Post Once Is now fully provided
With complete selection of fresh Drugs aud Medi-
zines and offers his services especially to the PHrsI
of this village and county for the careful and
scieniife preparation of their prescriptions. ID
Year: 1869

right in your estimate of Claiborne. He was a
mere adventurer, and is..nOw in Jail OH half dozen
counts. | was never so infatuated before You
shall marry whomsoever it may please you to mar
ry. beg your forgiveness, and beg you to return
Edgar consented to forward this, as am ignorant
Of your whereabouts.
Year: 1869

THE FREE COLLEGE AND THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION. When the new Board of Educa-
ton succeeded the old Board many persons
were amused, alarmed and disguised at the
speech of one Of the representatives Of the So
called Citizens Association, advocating the
sweeping away of all higher education. At
last the blow is about to fall. At a meeting of
the Board to be held to-day the same repre-
sentatives of the Citizens Association will at
tempt to remove the classics from the course
Of studies at the Free College. These studies
are at present optional, and no student pur-
sues them without the expressed wish of his
parents. We have never advocated an over
dose of the classics, but we maintain that every
poor man should have at least the chance of
obtaining for his sons the American patent of
nobility-the college degree. As arguments
for the classics we may briefly allude to their
influence In correcting prejudices by bringing
the mind in contact with customs, religion and
civilization entirely opposed to our own ; their
great Importance in developing the memory,
reason, judgment and some other faculties to
degree. which no other branch of study can,
and their general effect In producing what We
call mental culture.