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Year: 1868

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT.-This
court was in session yesterday for the
transaction of chancery business. Tie
Jurors were notified that their attendance
was dispensed with until Friday next.
Year: 1868

GEN. CANBY's TYRANNY.-The following
instances of the tyranny of Gen. Candy, in his
Military District in South Carolina, are related
by the correspondent of Western paper:


A Democratic meeting had been held in a
church used in common by several denomina-
tions, but when the carpet-baggers and negroes
proposed to hold Radical meeting therein,
the trustees Of the building refused to permit
it to be used for so disreputable purpose.
The case was thereupon laid before Gen. Can
by, who had the trustees arrested for their
criminal discrimination against Cufiee, and it
is stated that they are to be tried by Military
Commission 1t will certainly require some
ingenuity to frame the charges and specifica-
tions in such a manner that the case will not
cover Candy and his Court with ridicule.


His next tyrannical exercise of arbitrary
power was the summary removal of thirteen
Charleston Aldermen, without assigning a
shadow of reason therefor, and the filling OF
their places with Radicals, seven of whom are
negroes. BY some. this act is ascrlbed to re-
sentiment against Charleston society for turn
ing the cold shoulder upon him-a consequence
of the devotion he has shown to the will OF
his Radical masters.
Year: 1868

There is general impression upon
the minds of many ministers and people,
which tends to impede the work of saliva
ton and prevent the descent of the divine
power. 1t is the impression that pre-
paratory work of greater or less duration
is necessary on the part of the Holy
Spirit, and in the use of the appointed
means of grace, in order finally to ac-
complish the work of conversion. The
conversion of the three thousand on the
day of Pentecost was sudden. There
was no preparatory work except that of
convincing the multitude that the man
called Jesus, who had recently been cru
cited, was the true Messiah and the Son
of God, and that the men who were called
his apostles were able to instruct them
in the way of salvation. They had no
previous training in the truths of religion,
equal to that which has been received by
the congregations assembled in this
country every Sabbath day for the public
worship of God. The difference in the
circumstances and occurrences of that
day, compared with those which pertain
to an audience of sinners in the present
time, is not such as to warrant the opln-
ion that while the conversions then might
be sudden, they must be gradual now
1t was not the cloven tongues and the
rushing wind, symbols of the power, that
converted the people. The palpable
miracle of the diversity of tongues did not
convert single soul. 1t simply con-
vinced the multitude land that was the
purpose of the miracle,) of the truth of
the religion proclaimed by Christ and
his disciples; of which men in Christian
land are for the most part already con-
vinced. The miracle only brought them
into the state of MUD, intellectually, in
which the hearers of the gospel in Chris
tian lands already are. 1t is the same
truth that is the instrument, and the
same Spirit that is the agent in the con-
version of sinners.


What then is the necessity of a long
delay on the part of the Spirit in effect
ing the work of conversion? The in
struction impaired in the family and il
the house of God is necessary for the
work they are required to do in th'
Church, but is not necessary for the worf
of the Spirit IN their conversion. Th'
Spirit regenerares infants; and we know
not with how little truth he may conver
an adult. The erroneous impression
which 1 have mentioned induces tina
Year: 1868

The CHAPEL IN THE HEART.-In your
heart make frequent colloquies, or short
discoursing, with God and thy own SOUL
Every return of the heart in these inter
courses is a going to him, an appearing in
his presence, and in representing him
present to thy spirit and to thy necessity.
This was long since called by spiritual
person ga building to God chapel in our
heart 1t reconciles Martha's employ
ment with Mary's devotion, charity and
religion, the necessities of our calling and
the employment of devotion: for thus, in
the midst of the works of your trade, you
may retire into your chapel-the heart
and converse with God by frequent ad-
dresses and returns.-Jeremy Taylor.
Year: 1868

A little way-I know 1t is not far
To that dear home where my beloved are;
And yet my faith grows weaker, as l stand
poor, lone pilgrim in dreary land,
Where present pain the future bliss obScures;
And still my heart sits ike bird upon
The empty nest, and mourns its treasures gone;


Plumed for their fight,


And vanished quite.
All! me, where is the comfort Though say
They have but journeyed on little way!
A little way-at times they seem so near,
Their voices ever murmur at my ear;
To all my duties loving presence lend,
And with sweet ministry my steps attend,
And bring my soul the luxury Of tears.
Twas here we met, and parted company;
Why should their gain be such grief to me?


This sense of lOssl


This heavy erossl
Dear Saviour, take the burden off, pray,
And show me heaven is but-a little way.
These sombre robes, these saddened faces, all
The bitterness and pain of death recall
Ah. let me turn MY SEce where'er may,
see the traces of sure decay;

And parting takes the marrow out of life.
Secure in bliss, we hold the golden chain,
Which death, with scarce warning, snaps in


twain,


And never more


Shall time restore
The broken links twas only yesterday
They vanished from our sight-a little way
A little wayl-this sentence l repeat,
Hoping and longing to extract some sweet
To mingle with the bitter. From thy hand
/ take the cup cannot understand,
And in my weakness give myself to thee
Although it seems so very, very far
To that dear.home where my beloved are,


/ know, know,


1t is not so;
OH give me faith to feel it when / say
That they are gone-gone but little way
Year: 1868

SELF-DENIAL.-It is the great pivot
of our moral being-the dividing line be.
tween great man and bad man. A
man need not go from home to be heroic !;
he need not go from himself to be "greater
than he who taketh city," He need
not seek any other theatre of conquest
than himself. He has here enough to do,
thousand battle-felds; and, if he will,
can acquire fame in heaven and "glory
everlasting
Year: 1868

SAFEGUARD OF THE DOMESTIC CIRCLE.
The surest safeguard against Interruptions
to domestic concord is the habit of wear
ing smiling face; it will prove the
panacea for every ill-the antidote for
every sorrow; and who that has felt the
luxury of this comforting happiness, and
chasing from the brow shadow and the
heart grief, would grudge the effort for
so rich boon?
Year: 1868

Nothing teaches patience like gar
den. You may 60 round and watch the
opening bud from day to day; but it takes
its own time, and you cannot urge it on
faster than it will. All the best results
of garden, like those of life, are slowly
but regularly progressive.
Year: 1868

Some time after twelve o'clock, on Thursday


night, of last week, fire broke out in the


foundry connected with the Nail and Iron


mill of our city, doing considerable damage.


The extent of loss We have not been able to
learn, and SO cannot exactly specify. It was
first discovered by the watchman, who en-
deavored to quench it, but failing in this, the
alarm was at once given. The bell of the new
Baptist church had been rung great deal
through the day, and the ringing of the bell
at night did not attract much attention, so that


but few of our citizens knew of the fire until
the following morning. The engines were as
usual on hand, but as usual accomplished
nothing; not because our fremen are not good
ones, but because our engines are good for
little or nothing. We hope our authorities
will yield to the need of good steam fire en-
gine, before some great fire sweeps our city.
Year: 1868

The finest luxuries, when eaten too freely.
pail upon the appetite and become stale and
vapid. The sharpest condiments though they
in tears, after time become nauseating and
are thrown aside. The vetoes of the President
though they acted for time like mustard
upon the palate of the nation, yet eventually
became nauseous, and lost their power to ex-
cite. The President himself in the higher
stimulations of impeachment wearied of his
favorite food and for some time past we have
heard nothing of them. But as the cloyed
appetite after little abstinence demands
again its old stimulsnt and partakes it with
relish, so Mr.. johnson, purveyor general to
the national appetite has placed the veto con-
diment again upon the table in the shape of
an official objection to the admission of
Arkansas as a state, under the reconstruction
law of Congress. He gives the old reasons
which have pervaded all his papers of this
particular kind, and so far as we can see no
others. He says he does not think it constitu-
tional, that Arkansas is placed by the bill in
the condition of territory, that she has never
lost her rights as state, that the constitution
of the state as the convention has framed it
is not the best in all respects that could be
framed, and this legislation is distasteful gen.
orally to him. All the questions discussed in
the veto have been argued over and over again,
and the only reason for their Presidential rep
etition is found in the fact that there is moth
ing else to say. 1t was hoped that Mr.. John.
son would not veto this bill, but allow it to
become a law by default of any objection, but
it is probable that the election of radical
Senator from Florida over his favorite Post
master General Randall exasperated him, and
he forth with vetoed the bill. The House of
Representatives was in session at the time the
veto message was sent; all other business was
suspended, and as soon as the reading was
through, Mr.. Stevens moved that the body
proceed to reconsider the vetoed measure,
brought to the previous question to bear, thus
preventing useless and irritating debate, and
in few minutes the bill was passed over the
veto, and ordered to be sent to the Senate.-
The course taken with this bill will probably
to be taken with all the rest which refer to the
Southern states. The President will veto them
wasting some good paper and ink in stating
the reasons, and the Congress will repass
them, so that by the close of the present term
their representatives may occupy their places
in the councils of the nation.
Year: 1868

Almost everybody has noticed that after a
series Of protracted skirmishes, if not down.
right battlings among the clouds preliminary
to storm, that there is generally lull, just
before the storm breaks forth in its devastating
fury. Scarcely . leaf will stir, not breeze
will fan the cheek, the surface of the waters
will hardly ripple, and oil nature will appear
to be holding it's breath in anticipation Of some
great catastrophe. Just now the two great
political parties Of the State are very much in
this position. The national council Of the
Republicans have held their convention at
Chicago, and nominated Gen. Grant, which
may be compared to the battling Of the clouds
before the lull, and a very respectable amount
of political skirmishing has taken place over
that event. But the real storm of the battle
cannot take place until the Democrats have
selected their commander in-chief, when the
marshalled hosts Of the belligarents will begin
to move and the practical warfare will begin


Who that commander is to be is apparently
shrouded in the most impenetrable mystery.
Pend.eton is the choice Of the West, but will
not receive hearty support from the East,
and while they like him it is not probable that
the wary party leaders will risk him, the more
SO as their state convention significantly re-
pudiated his doctrine of national Reputation.
Judge Chase loomed up favorably for a time,
but the irrepressible negro question has about
settled his chances, and number of the lead
ing party papers have emphatically asserted
that he cannot receive their support, and it is
about certain that they will not risk him, and
either the leaders do not deem it wise to in
dictate their choice at all, or else they really
do not know whom to choose. Neither party
have as yet made their gubernatorial nomina-
tion and apparently do not like to say any
thing, lest the chances of the man they shall
select may be damaged by their action But
very few weeks now will set these elements
at work in the most thorough styles Of cam
paign warfare. The fight is to be no child's
play, for the Republicans will struggle gallant
ly to regain the disastrous lose of last year,
and the Democrats will fight as valiantly to
keep what they have already obtained and if
possible increase their advantages. Money
will not probably be spared on either side,
music, speaking and the other adjuncts will be
literally supplied, and men will become 50
excited on the issue that they will not believe
any man to be an honest one who differs with
them. All the advice that we have to tender
is that the people keep cool. think out their
own ideas. and then vote them without respect
to the dictation of any party whatever
Year: 1868

The season when these pleasant modes of
interesting the children of our communities
are largely practiced is upon us, and every day
almost, large gatherings Of the many romping
youngsters may be seen in appropriate places,
enjoying themselves after the most approved
fashions of nature. We are glad to see the
prevalence OF this custom, and know of nothing
better calculated to meet the instructive neces-
sty for amusement in the young, and at the
same time preserve them from the evil effects
of the manner in which amusement is gener-
ally sought, than the recreation of Sabbath
School picnic excursions. A serious objection
to these in the past, has been that, as the
places selected did not belong to the excur-
sionists, it was impossible to control the
presence of many undesirable associates, who
would thrust themselves in, and by ther riot
GUS conduct mar, if not destroy the genial
harmony of the occasion. Another difficulty
was found in not being always able to secure
good place for the occasion, and still another
in the amount of time and expense necessary
to construct seats and tables, and other ac-
cessories to the fete, while more serious
matter still was place for shelter If it hap
pened to rain. These difficulties have all been
met in the excursion ground prepared for such
occasions at Union, by the West Jersey Rail-
road Company. They have arranged most
beautiful piece of woods at that place, situated
at about half way between Bridgeton and Phil
adelphia, thoroughly cleared and drained it,
seated it in the pleasantest style, prepared
tables and other accommodations, both for
comfort and pleasure, and erected tasteful
building, where the excursionists can be Sc
cure from rain or sun, or where they can seat
themselves to read or rest, as the case may
happen to be On last year we attended one
of these picnics with Bridgeton Sabbath
School, and found it to be the best place in
all respects of which we then knew, and this
year with the added accommodations, the
pleasure, of course, will be proportionately
increased There was carefuness exercised
by the conductors also, in reference to the
heedlessness of children, which impressed us
very favorably, and which is of more impor-
tance in matter of this kind than would at
first sight appear. Quite number of Sab
bath Schools have already availed themselves
of this spot for their excursions this year, and
we think our Brdgeton schools will do well
in settling their arrangements to try this ad-
mirable ground. Too much credit can scarce
ly be awarded to the President and Superin-
tendent of the road, for the expense and
trouble to which they have gone in their eff
forts to accommodate the taste of the public
in this particular.
Year: 1868

The work upon this new and splendid build
ing is at last fairly inaugurated. Delays had
occurred in the removal of the old town hall,
upon whose site the edifce is to be erected


But week or SO ago all was clear and the
masons commenced the work at once. The
foundation is being rapidly laid, and the COM
ing fourth of July fixed as the time for the
laying Of its corner stone. The day is in
tended to be great one in the history of the
church, connecting as it will with the ceremo.
nial inauguration of a house in which the
members and their children will worship for
the next generation; house too whose archi-
tectural embellishment will be in harmony
with the refined taste which is now happily
demanded in all buildings of public worship.
They celebrate the day with festival and
dinner, those inseparable adjuncts to every
public occasion; the presence of bishop James
is expected both to address the people and lay
the corner stone. Rev. DR.. Bartine is to de-
liver his celebrated oration on ssWashington.n .
an grafton SO popular that the New Jersey
Legislature once occupied a morning session
IN listening to its delivery, adjourning all
other business for the purpose. The Presiding
Elder and adjoining preachers will take part
In the exercises. The Millville Cornet Band
will furnish music for the day. and altogether
1t is intended to be one which shall be marked
in the history Of the city. The pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Street, is in good spirits and expects to
see the church occupied by the coming winter,
and II the utmost persistence can accomplish
it, all who know him feel sure it will be done.
Year: 1868

The new Baptist church, on Pearl Street, on
Wednesday of last week, tested their new bell,
and the ears Of our citizens were regaled dur
ing the day, by succession of sweet sounds
as preliminary to those which hereafter are to
mingle with the others of our city, in summon
ing The people to the affairs of their worship.
The sound is clear, full, sonorous and sweet,
and the bell will add its full quota to the har-
monies Of Bridgeton. The Commerce Street
Baptist church is also taking measures to pro-
ceed with the erection of their spire, and also
to the purchase of bell We are glad to see
the spirit of enterprise displayed by the de-
nomination in our city, and trust that their
reward may be found in the increased success
Of their church..
Year: 1868

w The Paterson Guardian, in speak
ing of the probable nominations of the
Democratic party for the gubernatorial
chair of New Jersey, objects to Gen.
Runyon on the ground that he gives too
much attention to Sunday Schools and
not enough to politics. Either of these
objections, ought, we think to be among
the best Of reasons why they would want
man. But we suppose the parties know
best what kind of man will suit them.
Year: 1868

Is urged upon the attention and trial of sufferers
from this most horrible of all diseases. Dyspepsia
shows its ravages in thousand different forms, in
fact, all disorders of the Stomach and Bowels, with
all their complaints, such Sick Headache, Heart
barn. Depression, general sense of uneasiness and
feeling that you not well. Food disresses you,
rises and sours your stomach; breath is bad:
skin at times flushed and hot; don't feel as if you
could move or stir about and worst of ALL Indiges-
Dyspepsia. Thousands and thousands suffer and
die this way. and neither themselves or physicians
know what as them except that they are surely
dying


Reader, we repeat it, this is all Dyspepsia Ifyou
would have proof of our statement if you would save
yourselves and children from an early grave if you
would have health and energy and strength, again
we beg you try one bottle of


GOES DYSPEPSIA CURE.


You will see how soon it will dispei your bad feel
1ngs and gloomy foreboiing. How it will chase
away any species of Dyspepsia How soon it will
give you new life and vigor, and how soon it will
make a well man or woman of YOU For your own
sake, for the sake of everybody suffering, beg we
entreat you to try it.


For Liver Complaint and Bilious De-


rangements,


1t is sovereign remedy, while for Fever and Ague
and all those diseases which generated in nias-
matte climate, 1t is a certain preventive and cure.


That its wonderful medicinal virtues may not stand
alone upon our statement, We append few unsoc-
ETY. and reputation citizens will place their evi-
dence beyond all question, and carry with them
strength and convection to the most i1eredulous.
Year: 1868

FEMALES, OWING TO THE
peculiar and important relations which
they sustain, their peculiar organization
and the Offices they perform, are subject
to many sufferings. Freedom from these
contribute in no small degree to their
happiness and welfare, for none can be
happy who are ILL.,. Not only SO, but no
one of these various female complaints
can long be suffered to run on without
involving the general health of the in
dividual, and ere long producing perma-
nent sickness and premature decline. Nor
is itpleasant to consulta physician for the
relief of these various delicate affections,
and only upon the most urgent necessity
will true woman so far sacrifice her
greatest charm as to do this. The sex
will then thank, us for placing in their
hands simple specifics which will be
found efficacious in relieving and curing
almost every one of those troublesome
complaints peculiar to the sex.
Year: 1868

The following are the figures since July !. 1865, in
comparison with the gold interest charge upon the
funded debt to the support Of which these revenues
are first specifically pledged. 1t will be seen that
they have nearly doubled the interest III gold dactuay
Year: 1868

The great Rossini died at Paris on
Saturday, at the age Of seventy-six. He
was man of prodigious genius; man
also of prodigious Incidence. God gave
him the greatest talent :youchsafed to
any lyric composer of this generation,
and for thirty eight years he has hid
that talent and denied the world all
fruits therefrom He was a gourmand
and voluptuary. His years were spent
in ministering to his own vanity and
his own bodily comfort, most to that Of
his palate. When he was young and
poor he worked, never consecutively or
faithfully, but mostly on emergencies.
Having an opera to compose, and SIX
weeks in which to compose it, he passed
four of them in idleness, and then by
the aid of his fertile genius did the
work set apart in the remaining two.
His ideas flowed with astonishing rapid
ity. He asked only for pen, paper, and
a fit libretto, and, these before him, new
hesitated for moment as tc what he
should write. He would compose in
bed, and so incredible was his laziness,
and so great the fertility of his inven-
tion, that when a fine duet that he was
writing, and had almost finished, slipped
OF the bed and beyond his reach, rath-
er than get up for it, he took another
sheet and composed another duet entire
ly different from the first. At the age
of -thirty=fxe-at@the xery- -ern,rn of his
life, and in the ripeness and fullness of
his great powers, he suddenly broke off
work, threw down his pen, and gave
himself up to idleness and ease.


Up to this time he had composed
thirty-eight operas and some minor
works. Most Of them have fallen into
oblivion; the names only are remem-
bered. The unpublished scores are in
the libraries of the opera houses scat
tered over Italy-New York Sun.