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Year: 1869

Your paper is doing great deal of
good. Your open, manly course in ex-
posing the corruption of the Radical
party, has the effect of making the Hsre
honest portion of that party open their
eyes, and see what the result of their
present course will be.


Afew weeks ago yourehected severely
upon the people of this portion of the
Ninth Sentorial District, for not being
more active for McGinniss, and alleged,
as cause that the people were too
much under the control of Judge n,
Year: 1869

TENNESSEE elected her Constitutional
Convention last Saturday. An ex-
tremely light vote was cast. Consider
ing that there are seventy thousand
people in the State who were last sum-
mer relieved of their unjust disfran-
cbisement, it seems exces dinghy strange
that they did not turn cut, if only for
the sake of exercising their new found
privileges. Their indifference merely
illustrates that peculiar phase of human
nature under which men only want
that which is denied them. As soon IS
they get what they are forbidden to have
they don't want il.
Year: 1869

Take one quart alum, one part salt
petre, one part copperas, pulverize, and
mix with four parts salt; give three
times a week, a tablespoonful at a time.
l will insure this to destroy the worms
in horses
Year: 1869

In the city of Richmond, Virginia,


United States, and 10 a back street of
certain quarter of that town which
was not very we'll reputed, there exist
ed q certain gambling house which was
very ill-reputsd. AS it is fortunately y
possible for the reader of this veraCious
history to enter that house without
losing either his character or. his purse,
he is hereby invited to do so, and to
grOpe his way, as best he can, up 9
dark and greasy staircase till he reaches
Year: 1869

MAJ. John Jenkins, Of Edsto, informs
me tnat bis cotton planted on what is
known as salt or reclaimed marsh land,
entirely escaped the ravages Of the worm,
both in '67 and '66, the worms proving
very destructive on the high lands i'm
medlately contiguous.


This would seem to indicate the free
use Of salt as preventive, but whatever
good may be effected by such Use, it
should be remembered that we cannot
reach by an artificial supply OF salt
without destroying vegetation, such a
saline condition of the soil as that of the
salt marsh land, and thus without con-
sidering cost OF large application Of
salt, we must confess our incapacity to
approximate to the properties Of the salt
marsh without rendering it unit for ali
vegetation.
Year: 1869

The controlling minds OF sill parties
mus. make concessions, meet on mutual
ground, ascertain the true principles of
government, and proceed from principles
and no, frsm passion. For four years
nave looked on with an anxious eye at
the progress Of affairs in this State. The
memory seeks In vain for some measure
looking TO the permanent prosperity OF
our people. As native born son Of Ten
nessee, ] have grieved over the condition
Of our people. am ready TO unite with
any and all persons regardless of the
past, in an effort to restore peace 10 this
distracted commonwealth,
Year: 1869

amendment should not be acted en- till specified
day. before which all other business could be
finished. This engagement was kept


g. Now the amendment was taken mp again, and
the Democratic members, with one or two eXcep-
tons in each branch, thereupon profered resgna-
tons, intending TO break the quorum.


Z In the Senate the Democratic members kept on
voting until the constitutional amendment came up,
and acted they had precisely the same right as
other members. The moment the amendment was
reached they raised the point OF order that no quo
rum was present nearly all OF them having resigned
The presiding officer ruled that no official notice
OF their resignation had been received, and as they
had continued acting as members, he must treat
them such. Their theory OF action was like that
of the hunter who aimed at the animal in the dis
tance so as TO hit 1t II deer and miss 1t n II was q
calf. This ingenious theory was not accepted. and
the amendment, on receiving due majority, was sent
to the other branch.


s. In the House the Governors message an
nouncing the resignation of fortytwo OF its members
was received before the amendment came up. One
that this left the body without a constitutional
quorum. The Speaker ruled that WHILE under the
State requirements, siXty-sevcn members were ne
cessary for quorum to do business, this was mea-
sure sent from Congress concerning the National
Government, and that required nothing more than a
majority to constitute quorum for dealing with it.
Appeal was taken, the chair sustained and then,
tfty-four members more than a majority being
present. the amendment was ratified.


HereupOn,


o. The proper officers will doubtless certify, il they
have not already certified the fact Of ratification.
leaving its validity to be adjudged by the Federal
Secretary OF State or by Congress.


Such, stated succlnctly, are the facts in the In
diana case.
Year: 1869

We should accustom ourselves to
view those above us without admira-
ton or envy, and never look upon
those below us with contempt. Little
souls worship grandeur without re-


accting that admiration is due only


to virtue and goodness. Let not the
pomp which surrounds the great mis-
lead your understanding. The prince
so magnificent in the splendor of his
Court, appears behind the curtain but
a common man. Irresolution and care
hunt him as we'll as others, and fears
lay hold Of him, though surrounded
by his guards. Pr l.uf p.i iaia
Year: 1869

A PAfsoN out in Jersey, while
preaching sermon appropriate to
the Fourth, spoke of the United
States as bourded on the East by
the rising sun, on the North by the
aurora boreafis, on the South by
the procession of the eqHinoxes,
and on the West by the day of
judgnens.
Year: 1869




lsss Harber correspondsncs Of tbs Msridati
tcoDn.) Repablican, Juno IL
This morning, hearing that a
whale had been caught inst snnth
of Long Island, O little out from
the beach at Afnagansett, / took
my fafnily to see what was to us a
great wonder. Two whales were
taken-a young one ahd its moth.
er. They were seen from the
shore, playing in the ocean. The
eager tlsherff1en sprang to their
boats, and in four hours they had
secured their prey. One boat was
dashed to pieces, hut no man was
injured, and the loss was small
compared to the gain, which will
amount to not less than 50, 900 or
$4,000. The whalemen had float
ed their prize as near to the shore
as possible, and when we arrived
at the beach the tide had gone out
and lott the great creature almost
high and dry. stood upon the
monster and saw the blubber cut
OFT in huge pieces ten or twelve
inches thick, leaving a great, raw,
bloody carcass thirty feet long, to
lie upon the shore and sink into
the sand, or to be swept off into
the ocean by storm. A whale
captain tells me he has eaten the
meat of a whale, and pronounced
1t almost as good as beef steak.
The fishermen affirm they would
ask nothing better or sweeter in
which to fry doughnnts than the
oil Of whales tongue. AS saw
the large quantities of blood flow
from the animals veins I was re-
minded of what / bad heard DR..
boynton, in his lectures on geology,
say of the power OF the whale TO
hold it's breath, and remain long
time under water He mentioned
as an explanation of this tile large
quantity of blood, which would not
so quickly require a fresh supply
of oxygen. Tie blubbet Was oleav-
ed off and cut into large pieces
with a long handled sharp instru.
ment, called spade. 1t was then
cut into smaller pieces and fried
in a large caldron. The scraps
were used for fuel. The skin was
was nearly half inch in thickness
and cleaved into scales resembling
court plasters on being exposed to
the sun. The whalebone of the
two is worth five hundred dollars.
THIS is taken from the head, and
more easily secured than l had
SUPPOSED. 1t is attached to the up
per jaw, and extends from the jaw
downward in separate parallel
boards or strips, and the inside
edge Of these is split into innumer-
able hair like shreds, which form a
network or seine covering to the
mouth, and after the whale has FL
led his mouth with water he pushes
it ont through this strainer, and
thus secures the shrimps contained
in the water for his food. The col.
or of this whale was what is called
pied or spotted--a beautiful glis.
tening black with white spots.
saw the harpoon which pierced the
huge body and made a death
wound. 1t was bent and broken
by the throes of the monster. The
king or chief of the Montauk tribe
Of Indians was pointed ont to me
among the people who had come
to see the whale.
Year: 1869

RADICAL SCHOOL BooKs.-The book that more
especially attracted our attention as being little
better than a radical tract, has the title of the
primary Union Speaker" We are now informed
bat this book is not used in either Of our pub
ne schools, and further that the teachers are
determined that the boys and girls committed to
heir care shall not have their youthful minds
posoned in this way. Glad to hear it,
Year: 1869

Hor.-For the past week the thermometer has
r.uged throughout the day all the way from 9s'
TO IO4o On Tuesday it reached the highesE and
80 Offset to these hot days we have had cool
tights, and thus have been enabled to rest


pleasantly after sweltering all day under burns
Year: 1869

ESCAPED JAIL.-on opening the Jail at an
early hour on Wednesday morning, Sheriff
NcAuliH found that one of his prisoners, man
named John Weaver, had escaped He was con-
fned on the charge of having killed a valuable
aged in some way to obtain a cold chisse, and
With this he cue away the iron-bar of his CELL
window, and made bis escape. A prisoner
occupying an adjoining cell heard him at work
all of Tuesday night but was unable to give
alarm, As soon as the escape was discovered,
the Sheriff and his Deputy instituted thorough
search for the missing man but were unable to
get on his tracks. Measures will at once be
taken to render the prison more secure and guard
against future escapes.
Year: 1869

THE WALLA WALLA SOAP COMPANY will


i purchase all the TALLOW AND CREASE that
IL offered and pay for the in Soap or Cash as
may ba preferred. Apply at the SOAP FACTORY,
lust below Reese's Mill 4H
Year: 1869

Every man has his price, said Lord
North, and heillustrated his idea by
buying up majority Of the Irish Par
lament. The tory lord was mar
row. minded old fellow. however, and
his standard Of human virtue was
not infalible. He could not pur-
chase the .sgreat rebel George
Washington:


Even in those degenerate days oil
men are not commodities. The pres
ent Congress of the United States is
perhaps IS selfish and corrupt as the
body that traficked away the last
Of Irish independence At
College Green, yet We have the
charity to believe that ! modern
Year: 1869

Amending the Constitution can
not await the slow progress of the
mails. The Missouri Legislature
wanted to ratify by telegraph. The
second section, which authorized
Congress to enforce the first section,
had not been altered in the various
changes of the other; therefore,
when Mr.. Benjamin despatched tho
amendment to the Legislature he
thought it only necessary to give
the true text Of the disputed section
and he left out the other to save ex-
penses but the Legislature ratified
only what he despatched. OF
course, this is not ratification. The
Legislature has adjourned, and will
meet again next January. We have
not been able to see the propriety
of this clause giving special author
ity to enforce special section
Congress has authority to enforce
every provision Of the Constitution
whose subject comes within tho
province Of legislation. This adj
dition implies that Congress has no
authority tc enforce the other Sec
tions, and that all the rest Of the
Constitution is left to enforce itself.


1t is one Of our modern improve
mcnts. Bot whether necessary or
not, it is part Of the proposed
amendment, and therefore Missouri
has not ratified and therefore, 20
far as her action goes, the question
will stand open through the elcc-
tions next fall. This is unlucky.


When parties get to changing the
Constitution by telegraph, they
should contemn the expense. Gin
cinnati Gaxotte. ...rs
Year: 1869

Il the people soaked themselves
half as often outwardly as they do
inwardly, they would be infinitely
better of. A majority Of men. how
ever, would no more dare to battle
their skin with what they habitual-
y pour into their stomach. than
they would expect to jump over the
moon il they tried. N
Year: 1869

GREAT EXCITEMENT!


All about the new Meat Mark ct on Mar
kst street. You will get meats put up in the
neatest possible manner as men Of exper-
ience. and skill are running the machine.
Call and see them one and all, ana give
them = share Of your patronage. 94m6-9
Year: 1869

Jno. B. Wilder, living near Cincinnati
on Saturday last, while engaged in quar-,
ral with his wife about the marriage of one
OF their daughters to young man, as to
whose mer the parents were disagreed,
attacked her with a Ratchet and chopped off
her nose, and inflicted several severe stabs
in her meek which will probably prove fatal.
Wilder having, as he supposed, killed his
wife. shut himself up in room, loaded q
double barrel shot gun With heavy buck shot,
and shot the top Of his owu head of. he
left note to his children to the effect that
ne considered them better of as orphans
than such parents as they had. His wife is
known as disreputable woman.
Year: 1869

The most aggravatng part of the treat.
ment of reciprocity in the House, says Don
Piatt, is the assumption that we are granting
favors to the Canadians. The fact is, that it
is just the reverse. All that is asked in
return, for what they grant, is clearly in our
favor. The Syracuse Sal: Company for
exa npe, actually sell their salt in Canada
for less than it is sold to US. A beautiful
commentary on ibis infamous system of
protection
Year: 1869

The harvest is over, and the farmers
are already moving the surplus of
their immense crops to market. The
promise of an active trade the coming
Fall is most encouraging, ard business
men have a right to, and may reason
ably, expect very decided improve
ment In .rade. 1t is the enterprising,
wide awake man that casts about him
for all the advantages outside his
stock for the sale of his goods and
wares, and long ago it was settled that
the best agency to this end is ADvER-
TlsING.


The present is the proper time to
commence advertising for the Fall
trade. Few merchants desire to carry
over Summer goods to another
season; they are all anxious to close
ant their Summer stock before the
Fail season is fairly inaugurated
Let them, therefore, .ADyERTIsE-let
them advertise judiciously and libe-
rally. They will find upon trial it
will pay them, and pay them large
profits. People look to the neWspa-
pers for direction in matters Of trade
al much as they look to them for the
news. This is both reasonable and
sensible. The wise man in business
Year: 1869

& Washington dispatch says that a
bill will be introduced in the coming
session of Congress providing for the
erection Of suitable building for the
Congressional Library, It will also
suggest that the name be changed to
either the National Library or the
United States Library The present
title of Congressional Library" is
considered a missioner. The library
is now one of the largest and best in
the world, and the number Of vol
umes IS increasing so rapidly that the
present quarters in the Capitol build
ing are deemed entirely inadequate.
Besides, the House of Representa-
tives at present is greatly hampered
by reason of a scarcity Of rooms for
committee meetings, and a resolution
was passed at the last session instruct
ing the Sergeant-at-Arms to make an
examination of the Capitol building
and report what provisions can be
nade to meet the wants Of the COM
mittees. It appears that the only way
to make additional committee rooms
is to remove the library to a separate
building.
Year: 1869

THE New York Post says that two
matters of much moment are season
ably and sensibly discussed in the
New York Methodist. The one is
Sunday Clothes" and the bad prae-
tiee of making the church a place for
the display of the latest fashions. The
other is the worldliness of camp meet
ings, and discusses the question
whether they are camp meetings or
picnies. -
Year: 1869




We find the following crop item in
the Colorado Citizen, published at
Columbus, Texas:


As yet, we have no cotton worm in
this county. The crops on the up
lands are as fine as could be wished,
and will be more than the entire crop
last year. We will make plenty of
corn to supply the county, and as
much cotton as has been made SINCE
'65. We anticipate considerable sick
ness in consequence of the overflow,
but will not be disappointed If we es-
cape that calamity, as this place is
proverbial for its health. vfsa


In another place the same paper
says over 1900 bales of cotton will
be shipped from Columbus this sea
son. tVt


The recent floods in that State did
great damage. The following is
melancholy exhibit by the same paper:


We regret to hear of the deplorable
condition Of our graveyard. Nearly
the entire place was overfoWn, and
many Of the dead bodies washed up.
We have several times alluded to the
subject Of procuring a graveyard for
the town, and having it properly laid
off and improved. We think the
present deplorabIe condition of the
place of deposit of our dead ought tot
awaken an interest in the matter by
our people, and induce them to pro
cure a suitable piece of ground and
remove the dead to it, We trust our
people will take the matter In hand at
once, and put stop to the seeming
neglect of the loved and lost, and re-
proach to the. people of the place.
Year: 1869

body was getting It, The Association unanimously
agreed that property situated the west slde OF the
city would be equally valuable ~ that on the east
SIDE were the streets prOrery graded ana uhOry ad
out one gentleman said that the time was Whe street
could be opened from the East to the NOrtn Ners Tor
$1,000 and now the surveyors bill Tor surveying uls
tance of two blocks amounts than SlOO Though
much credit is due TO the Central Park Commissioners
yet they are not wholly bameless.


On motion Of Gen. Butereld II was resolved tat tne
Executive Committee OF the Association be requested to
consider the object and deemed proper to invite the
attention the Hudson River Railroad Company to the
great benefits likely follow to themselves and 10 the
city at large by proper construction OF double
track above their track from ST. Johns Park 10
Spuyen Duyve Creek for Metropolitan travel by steam
power.


Mr.. Knapp said that some time ago Committee had
waited Commodore Vanderbilt 10 induce him to run
local trains far Spuyten Duyve He entered INTO
track for few miles for the Accommodation Of Express
trains thus giving roadway for the short trains Ihe
Commodore further stated that lie would attend 10 lhe
matter immediately After waiting for several months
and finding nothing being done, the COmlttee AGAIN
waited on Mr. Vanderbilt, but informed tnat steps
about be to push forward the work since
That time they had heard nothing further u was sara Dy
some OF the members that the great obstacles IN inc way
or improving up town property are not he ROCKS pul we
corrupt Judges. Mr.. Clark spoke hlghly oI the
Under ground Railway OF London. lie had
ridden over it and was much pleased with
had been made, declaring that the employees OF
the Underground Road suffered from al health was
all that he could learn, he was sure tla
the only practical means of communication between tle
upper and lower part Of the city by underground
railroads motion was carried instructmg the EXecu-
t0n for the purpose Of advancing the cause OF uhue
Year: 1869

Since the escape from Sing Sing of the sup
posed principal in the Rogers murder has come TO light
the frequency OF the ja deliveries at this institution
has occasioncd considerable comment tho custom
of allowing convicts the freedom OF the prison yard 1t
is stated that two three days since passenger on one
OF the down trains OH the Hudson River Railroad stepped
upon the platform OF the train was passing sing
Sing Prison, and threw bundle OF clothing into the
prison yard convict was seen to pick UP ana hurry
my ffnnl the
Year: 1869

the best days OF my eventful existence In my Bit
terest vieisstudes have ever had present TO
my mind that magnanimous population who
now prove to the world that II they know
how to win their liberty they also know how TO
practise and preserve it. Your generous demonstra-
ton In favor OF veteran Is the highest recon-
pense q people can give to the soldier who has de-
tended the national nag 1t ID with the deepest emo
ton that address you but must once more tell
you that my soul, utterly devoid Of all personal
ambition, only desires that united IN intimate and
loyal concord we may Law the sure foundation OF our
submission to the decision Of the Constituent
Contests the only thing that can guide Us TO the
port OF safety which the national VIII points to.
People OF Saragossa remember that In 1854 we were
the first to raise the cry OF justice which the reyolu
tion has now Inscribed on its nag. Let the win OF
time II should be fulfilled and that the nation should
declare what that Will ts Let us await 1t without
impatence, but ever determined to combat al the
enemies OF liberty. Count ever on your grateful
friend, BALDOMERO ESPARTERO.


L0GRoNO, Dec. Is.
Year: 1869

Mr.. Borie is not able to be the Secre-
tary of the Navy He is afflicted with a
chronic malady of the nervous system,
such that he cannot do any regular work
whatever, cannot even read for an hour at
time. And yet he allows himself to be
called the Secretary of the Navy and
draws the pay, while Admiral Porter does
the work
Year: 1869

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an attic and cupola. The cell
ings are high in the first story


with two small parlors, and
large one that was finished OF
the English style of that day
presenting the appearance o.
one Of our old fashioned coun,
terpanes worked with thread


From the hall and parlors we
passed up stairs to the north
room, which is large, with a
fireplace and two small side,
rooms, commands a fine view
of the Potomac, and was the
bedroom ashington, where
he had spent the happiest mo,
ments Of his life after attaining
manhood, and where he died.


We are not spiritualists, but
it did not require any great
strain on our Imagination to
feel the presence of Washing,


ton in the room from which his
great spirittook its flight to the
eternal world, seventy years
ago. ...s.eaTrts.tE .u.y


Then we went up to the Gus
pola and looked out on the
grand and beautiful scenery
presented to view at every
point of the compass. The
garden with its borders OF box,
and the greenhouse with the
same kind of flowers in the pots
that we're there a hundred
years ago, and the trees that
shaded the walks and lawns
were those of the native forests,
except the tall pear trees, and
a most magnificent specimen
for this latitude of the Magno>
liza Grandifolia, just in full
bloom and redolent with sweet
flavor. The mulberry and wild
cherry loaded with ripe fruit
far more ample in size than the
Western States produce, were
there, and the ash and elm
spread their umbragous boughs
in greater length and beauty
than we had before ever seen.
Then we wandered through the
orchard and gathered the most
delicious blackberries from the
low bushes growing there spon-
taneously. The beauty and
impressions of the quiet visit,
this great natal day of Ameri-
can Independence to the tomb
and old home of Washington
without ceremony or display
struck US more forcibly than
the most brilliant display of
sounding trumpets and cere-
monial words of prayer and
Grafton. Let a pilgrimage of
the true patriots of our land
be quitely made to the tomb
of Washington every 4th of
July, and the Republic, the
liberty of the people, the
Union are all safe and will be
preserved. S.